Mohammed Audu, a 51-year old father of five
has asked a Grade 1 Area Court sitting at Aso Pada, Nasarawa, to order his
wife, Maryam Audu, a 25-year old, to marry a virgin for him.
Mohammed initially kicked against the
divorce, begging the court to give him more time to sort things out with his
wife. Maryam however, kicked against more time saying, "Just recently, he
alleged that the children stole his ₦100,000 and he invited the police to
arrest, torture and detain them"
"He also threatened to arrest me because
he said I conspired with the children to steal his money"
Maryam said she could no longer stay with a
man who would call the police to arrest his children and wife. She told the
court that the money was later found in the husband’s wardrobe, and urged the
court to separate them.