A Jikwoyi Customary Court,
Abuja, on Friday dissolved
the marriage between
Joseph Danjuma, a farmer,
and his HIV positive wife
who insists her husband
have intercourse with her
without using condom.
The Presiding Judge,
Everyman Eleanya, who
ordered the dissolution of
the marriage, said that the
court had done everything
possible to reconcile the
parties. “ The court did
everything possible to
reconcile the couple but all
efforts failed.’’
Eleanya dissolved the
marriage and ordered that
the bride price be returned
to the husband. Earlier,
Danjuma had told the court
that he still loved his wife
even with the HIV. “My wife
got pregnant and put to
bed in 2012; the child got
terribly ill and died. “Due to
the ailment and death of
the child, I insisted that my
wife be tested of HIV, which
the doctor did and she
tested positive. “Because I
still loved my wife, we used
condom as a means of
protection during sexual
intercourse. “But as time
went on, she refused me
using condom on her, and
insisted on intercourse
without condom,” he
narrated.
The respondent, who
admitted being HIV positive,
consented to the
dissolution of the marriage,
adding that she was tired
of the marriage.
