Woman Seeks Divorce to Save Self from VVF

A 20-year-old house wife, Lami Gwarma'u has prayed a Sharia court in Gusau, the Zamfara capital to dissolve her marriage to save her from developing vesico-vaginal-fistula (VVF) and untimely death.

Lami, who was testifying before the court at the weekend, claimed that her husband, Gwarma'u Chiwake possessed an over-sized genital that had not been able to penetrate her organ since they were married three months ago.

She further told the court that both of them had agreed to use a lubricant (vaseline) to enable him have easy penetration, but ``only the head of his genital was able to enter inside my organ''.

According to her, the several unsuccessful attempts at love making with her husband has deprived her of an essential aspect of marriage.

"My lord, I am not a virgin, but he could still not penetrate and I am now afraid that when he finally enters inside me, he might tear me apart'', she added.

Giving evidence, Chi-wake denied possessing an over-sized genital and claimed that his wife wanted to dent his image.

The presiding judge ordered the registrar of the court to take both parties to the hospital for examination, adding that in Sharia, marriages were not dissolved without concrete evidence and adjourned the case to July 26, for further hearing.