A 44 year-old-man, Alhaji Saka Audu of Edun Community in Ilorin on Monday told an Ilorin Area Court that he was no longer interested in wife of six years.

Bashirat Audu, his wife of six years.

Audu, therefore, prayed the court to dissolve his marriage to Bashirat Audu.

"I am just fed up with the marriage and I prefer to be alone and live my life with peace and rest of mind," he said.

The plaintiff said that he did not have any zeal to carry on with the marriage, saying he preferred staying alone without any woman in his life.

He told the court that the marriage was contracted in 2008 and had produced three children.

"My lord, I want an end to this marriage because I have lost the passion to cope with the marriage and I want to be happy, since I know I deserve happiness," said the plaintiff.

The defendant, however, objected to the prayer of her husband, saying she was still interested in the marriage.

"I love my husband and I will do everything to keep him for the sake of my three children because I don't want them to suffer in life," she said.

She urged the court not to grant the prayer of her husband and asked for an adjournment for her to make a reconciliatory move.

The Presiding Judge, Mr Yusuf Abdulkareem, adjourned the case until June 19 for report of settlement or continuation of hearing.