Man Divorces His Wife Over Her Inability To Read Qur’an

A housewife, Olayemi Ajetunmobi, yesterday told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi in Ibadan that her husband, Taofeek, hated her because of her inability to read Qur’an and pray in Islamic way. Taofeek had approached the court for the dissolution of his 19-year-old marriage blessed with three children, Olayemi’s insincerity and lack of cooperation.Olayemi,
according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), told the court that she agreed to convert to her husband’s religion 19 years ago before the marriage, but could not cope with Islamic doctrines.She said: “I cannot read Qur’an or observe the daily five prayer times and other Islamic rites, but I go to church without the knowledge of my husband.I lied to my husband that I did not attend any church.”The respondent pleaded with the court not to grant her husband’s request, saying “I still recognise him as my husband”.
Taofeek also described his wife as a talkative and that his relationship with her was full of “deceit and insincerity”.He added: “I do not want any ugly occurrence because I have a hot temper; we have been living together like cat and rat since last year.
“The court should uphold my request so that peace can reign and both of us can live happily in our respective locations.”