12th January, 2011
United Kingdom-based doctor, Dr. Rosemary Abara on Tuesday asked an Ikeja High Court in Lagos to dissolve her 30-year old marriage over alleged infidelity by her husband, Mr. Ngozi Abara.
Dr. Abara who was testifying before Justice Joseph Oyewole told the court that her husband took all the sacrifices she had made for the success of the marriage for granted by having a child outside wedlock.
She said their marriage on June 10, 1980 had failed to produce any child, despite several attempts, including a rigorous Intro-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)Â process in London.
The petitioner said her husband eventually told her to relocate to London while he would remain in Lagos where he was working as a civil servant to enable her make more money for fertility treatments.
She said: “I had to leave for London where I got a job as a junior doctor while he used to come regularly to visit me.
“We were maintaining the same account which was largely being funded by me and I thought everything was going well, even though I knew that there were going to be temptations because we were living apart.â€
Rosemary said the defendant withdrew 20,000 British Pounds from her account in April 2005 and a few days later shocked her with the news that another woman was carrying his child.
“So I told him that I cannot continue with the marriage because as a doctor I cannot allow myself to be infected with HIV or any other disease.
“I have also instituted another law suit to try and recover all my assets purchased with my money in his name and I plead that the court should dissolve this marriage,†she said.
Oyewole, after hearing her testimony adjourned the case to Feb. 22 for cross-examination and defence.
