A lady, Christianah, has instructed a Makurdi Higher Space Courtroom in Niger State that her mother-in-law requested her to poison her step youngsters.
Based on the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN),Christianah who introduced a divorce swimsuit in opposition to her husband, Linus said that their relationship had damaged down irretrievably.
The petitioner pleaded for the custody of their youngsters.
“I met Linus in 2010 and he later impregnated me.
“I skilled untold hardship from my husband and mother-in-law who maltreated and starved me after we acquired married.
“I later found that he has 4 youngsters from completely different girls. Once I confronted him he instructed me to go to hell.
“Nevertheless, my mother-in-law instructed me that if I used to be not prepared to stick with her son and his youngsters, I ought to poison them.
Christianah additional prayed the court docket to assist get well her plates, a generator, chairs, mattress, and the sum of N150, 000, she lent her husband.
She additionally requested the court docket to order Linus to be liable for their youngsters’s college charges and normal maintenance.
In his protection, Linus, who accepted that their marriage be request dissolved, urged the court docket to grant him custody of their youngsters.
“My spouse hid the truth that she was a divorcee from me till she acquired pregnant in 2013.
“I cook dinner and do every part for her, however she all the time threatened to poison me.
“It’s true I’ve 4 youngsters from three girls. I misplaced one of many youngsters in 2018. All these youngsters have by no means stayed with us,”he mentioned.
The Justice of the Peace, Rose Iyorshe adjourned the case.