Tell my husband to return my pants, wife begs court

An estranged wife , Toyin Ogunminiyi, on Tuesday urged a customary
court sitting in Ikole - Ekiti to help effect the release of her six
pants in her husband 's possession .
Other personal belongings the complainant sought for retrieval
from her husband , Tope , included
two native dresses , one jeans skirt and a plastic basin .

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) reports that the woman also prayed
the court to dissolve her 20 - year - old marriage.

She claimed that her husband was constantly beating her and tearing
her dresses in public, in addition to
accusing her of adultery .

The complainant , who described her husband as a drunk , said he had
abandoned his family responsibilities.
She, however , sought the custody of their four children , urging the
court to compel her husband to give her
N 20 , 000 monthly feeding allowance .
The plaintiff , who denied the allegation of adultery against her ,
said she often engaged in menial jobs in order to cater for the
family.

"My husband, a commercial motorcyclist, always spends his money on
alcohol and his concubines .

" He does not take proper care of me and the children. I am seeking
the dissolution of our association as well as the release of my pants
in his house, " the estranged wife said.

But defending himself, the husband
who did not deny his drinking habit , accused his wife of adultery.

" I do not want this woman again, she is adulterous,'' he said.

The President of the three - man panel, Mrs Yemisi Ojo , adjourned the
matter till Feb . 6 for further hearing.