A
petty trader, Juliana Aquila, has told a Nyanya customary court in
Abuja, the Federal Capital that her husband’s extramarital affairs led
to the collapse of his church.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Juliana, the
respondent, said this when she testified in a divorce petition filed
against her by her husband, Abba.
“I’m not the reason why my husband’s church closed down as my husband
alleges; it was his extramarital affair with a woman called Rosemary
that led to the collapse of his church.
“In 2015, my husband relocated from Minna, Niger State, where we
resided, to Abuja and was cohabiting with his girlfriend, Rosemary, who
specialises in Gwangwape traditional dance.
“Because of this relationship, my husband confiscated our marriage
certificate and filed for divorce in the customary court, without my
knowledge,” she said.
The respondent also denied her husband’s allegation of being
possessed by an evil spirit, which he claims, makes him unsuccessful.
“If my husband is sure that I am possessed by evil spirit, let him provide proof to that effect,” she said.
She denied ever having a relationship with or being impregnated by another man.
“If my husband claims that our son, Jerry, is a product of my
relationship with another man and not his, why then is he demanding
custody of the same child?”
Juliana also denied breaking her husband’s heart as he alleged, claiming rather that it was her husband that broke hers.
“My husband has been maintaining one extramarital relationship or
another; at the moment, he is cohabiting with one Paulina, who sometime
in 2009, divorced her own husband.
“My husband assisted this woman through the divorce process in court.
“After Paulina’s divorce, my husband transferred the incorporation document of the church to his name alone.
“My husband and Paulina are now overseeing a church called Kingdom
Power Deliverance Ministry in Masaka and he is bent on having our
marriage dissolved.
“He wants to dissolve our marriage, which has been blessed with
wonderful children, in order to be free to marry Paulina,” Juliana, who
had become emotional, said.
She begged the court to save her marriage by not granting her husband’s prayers.
The president of the court, Mr Everyman Eleanya, advised the couple
to consider out-of-court settlement, and adjourned further hearing in
the case till June 2.