Man seeks dissolution of 32-year-old marriage over religious differences

Adesanya Akanni approached a Lagos Island Customary Court, Lagos on Thursday complaining that wife’s continued practice of her Christian faith was adversely affecting the family.
The petitioner claimed that his marital problems started about 26-years ago, when his wife, Florence resumed the practice of her Christian faith.
He also alleged that she changed the names of their five children to Christian names without his consent.
Akanni claimed.
The petitioner also said he was not informed when his first daughter got married and gave birth to her first and second children.
Akanni said.
Akanni, however, prayed the court to dissolve their marriage and award custody of the last two children to his wife, Florence, 61, who denied all the allegations.
She explained that Akanni did not insist that she should convert to Islam after their marriage, stressing that at the time of their marriage,
The mother of five, told the court that she still loved her husband but,
The president of the court, , adjourned the case to Nov. 30 to enable other members from both families to mediate on the matter.