Man (44) seeks divorce from biting wife

A 44-year-old Nigerian man, Samuel Yisa, on Tuesday, asked an Ojo Customary Court to dissolve his marriage, describing his wife as "animalistic".

Yisa, a civil servant, also described his wife of ten years, Victoria, as a "tigress who would not hesitate to bite him at any opportunity."

"Even before any quarrel between us becomes heated up, she will spontaneously reach for any part of my body and bite me. I kept reporting to her parents with the hope that she would be cautioned, but now, I want a divorce," he told the court.

Yisa said he once landed at the hospital following a deep cut on his hand courtesy of his wife's teeth.

Victoria, who was in tears, however, pleaded with the court not to dissolve her marriage, saying she was "no longer a fighter."

"I have changed sir and this act will not repeat itself," she added.

The acting court president, S. Giwa, adjourned the case to October 23, 2012, and urged the couple to seek an amicable resolution to their differences before the next hearing date.

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