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  • Wife to court: My hubby wants to kill me with sex

    Wife to court: My hubby wants to kill me with sex

    A 32-year-old businesswoman, Adenike Bolarinwa, has urged an Agege Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her eight-year-old loveless marriage, citing sexual harassment and constant battering.

    Adenike, an indigene of Abeokuta, Ogun, told the court on Friday there was no more love between her and the husband, Abiola Bolarinwa.

    The mother of two, who resides at Obawole, Okeira in Aguda-Ogba area of Lagos, said: “My husband constantly beats me and no longer cares for me and our children.’’

    The woman, who described her husband as irresponsible, said he often demanded sex amid harassment and blackmail.

    “He calls me unprintable names in the presence of the children.

    “My husband often makes uncomplimentary utterances about me while forcefully having sex with me; he calls me a harlot,” she said.

    The petitioner accused her husband of threatening her life, adding that he had turned her into a punching bag.

    “I had to run away from the house when it became unbearable.

    “There was a time my husband beat me severely and l was in coma for three days and admitted in the hospital for weeks.

    “He is irresponsible, I want the court to separate us as I am no longer interested in the union.’’

    She asked the court to grant the custody of their children to her.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the woman was fighting back tears in his passionate plea to the court to dissolve the marriage.

    “I want to live comfortably and in peace.”

    The respondent, Abiola, a surveyor, however, denied the allegations, describing his wife as wayward and arrogant.

    “My wife is stubborn, rude and has no respect for me as her husband.’’

    The 38-year-old husband, however, told the court: “I still love her; I do not want the marriage dissolved.

    “l promise to resolve whatever disagreement and conflicts we are facing.”

    The court’s President, Mrs Ibironke Elabor, who advised the estranged couple to keep the peace, adjourned the case until March 1 for the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to take over the case.

  • Wife seeks divorce over husband’s laziness, lack of love

    Wife seeks divorce over husband’s laziness, lack of love

    A house wife, Joke, has asked an Agege Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her 26-year-old marriage to her 54-year-old husband, Azeez Isiaka, over alleged lack of love, laziness and acts of irresponsibility.

    Joke, a civil servant, in her petition for divorce, said that her unemployed husband had refused to seek new employment since he lost his job years ago.

    She told the court that his husband had become insensitive to the family welfare because of his joblessness.

    “My husband does not beat me, but l go through psychological and verbal abuse in his hands every day.

    “He is not appreciative of all my endeavours, embarrasses me at will and `talks down at me even in the public.”

    ” The emotional stress is unbearable; l pray the court to separate us so that I can live comfortably.

    “He is lazy and frustrated, thereby transferring his aggression to everybody around him,” she said.

    The respondent, who did not object to the application for dissolution of the 26 years old marriage, did not also deny the applicant’s allegations.

    He told the court that he stopped contributing to the welfare of the children’s upkeep three years ago because he had not job, adding that the petitioner was free to re-marry.

    The court’s President, Mrs. Ibironke Elabor, who advised the estranged couple to keep the peace, adjourned the suit until Feb. 20, for alternative dispute resolution.

    NAN

  • ‘My wife is a party freak’ husband tells court

    ‘My wife is a party freak’ husband tells court

    A hotelier, Oluwafemi Ajadi, on Monday asked an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 16- year old marriage to his wife, Chinwe, over threat to life and infidelity.

    But Chinwe, 35, amid tears, urged the court not to grant the petitioner’s application on the grounds that she had aborted several pregnancies for him before their union was legalised.

    The petitioner, a native of Ibadan in Oyo State, told the court that he was no longer interested in the marriage.

    Ajadi, who lives at No. 26, Bamgboye St., Mushin, Lagos, described his wife as arrogant and a trouble maker.

    “My wife is a party freak; I warned her to desist from moving around with bad friends but she did not heed my warning.

    “ She also likes frolicking with different men.

    “She is not caring and lacks respect for the institution of marriage; please separate us, I can no longer live with her,” he said.

    The respondent, who denied the allegations, pleaded with the court to save her marriage.

    Chinwe, who hails from Imo, described her husband as a drunk and wife beater.

    She alleged that the petitioner beats her at will and abuses her emotionally because she could not conceive.

    “My husband usually drinks to stupor and misbehaves and this usually leads to serious misunderstandings between us.

    The respondent, who vowed to resist the planned divorce, said: ” l have aborted on several occasions for him before legalising the marriage and have wasted the better part of my life.

    Read also: Court dissolves 16-year-old marriage between clerics

    “In spite of my husband’s attitude toward me, l still love him and do not want the marriage dissolved,” she said.

    Reacting to the court’s plea to him for a change of heart, however, the petitioner urged it not to waste its time in appealing to him, saying he was committed to the dissolution of the union.

    “I wasted several millions of naira on the respondent through Invitro fertilization (IVF) but lost the pregnancy due to her stubbornness and nonchalant attitude,’’ he said.

    The court’s President, Mrs Ibironke Elabor, who advised the estranged couple to keep the peace, adjourned the suit till Dec. 14 for judgment.

  • Ex-soldier wants 30-year-old marriage dissolved over adultery

    Ex-soldier wants 30-year-old marriage dissolved over adultery

    A 72-year-old retired soldier, Samuel Adebamigbe, on Wednesday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 30-year-old marriage over his wife’s adulterous life.

    Samuel, who resides at No. 88, Ajayi Road, Modupe Bus Stop, Oke-Ira, Ogba, told the court that his wife, Iyabo, was having extra-marital affairs with several men.

    He also said his wife was not submissive and could no longer live with her.

    The petitioner, an indigene of Ondo State, said: “My wife is not trustworthy and she is also wayward.

    “She lied to me that she was from Ondo State but l later realised she is an indigene of Edo.

    “My family was against our union from the beginning because of her promiscuity, but because l love her, l decided to marry her.

    “There was a time l found a letter addressed to her lover stating where to meet each other.”

    Samuel also claimed that his wife was having an affair with a prophet, but she denied, claiming she was always with the “man of God” for intercessory prayers.

    “The trouble is too much; l can no longer bear her arrogant and promiscuous lifestyle.

    “Whenever he had sexual intercourse, she keeps complaining of stomach upset.

    “I became worried and asked her to go for a medical checkup and she told me that the doctor said she should have sex just once a week.

    “I was told that due to my wife’s adulterous life, a charm was placed on her which is causing her stomach upset,” he said.

    The husband said he decided to marry a third wife in Ondo State because he needed to have sex more frequently.

    He declared: “I am asking for a divorce because this marriage that is blessed with three children has already broken down.”

    Responding, 50-year-old Iyabo, a businesswoman, denied all the allegations, saying she is not ready for the dissolution of the marriage.

    “He embarrasses me publicly, calling me an adulterous woman and he beats me with wire at the slightest opportunity.

    “My husband does not respect me as a wife; he claims that l am an illiterate and that he has married an educated woman.”

    The court’s President, Mr. Philip Williams, appealed to both parties to reconcile in the interest of their children.

    “The court does not encourage divorce; we are here to make peace where possible, the woman should be submissive if she still wants to keep the marriage,” he said.

    Williams, who later invited the couple into his chamber for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), adjourned the case until July 27.

  • Court dissolves 13-year-old marriage over adultery

    Court dissolves 13-year-old marriage over adultery

    An Agege Customary Court, Lagos, on Wednesday dissolved the 13-year-old marriage between Mrs. Kafilat Saanu and Muyideen Saanu, over alleged  adultery.

    Kafilat who on Jan. 26 approached the court for the dissolution of the marriage, also accused the husband of stinginess.

    The president of the court, Mr. Phillips Williams, who dissolved the union, said the marriage had broken down irretrievably.

    “Once the two parties have consented to the dissolution of their marriage, then there is evidence that the relationship has broken down irretrievably.

    “Therefore, the marriage between you is hereby dissolved and any party who may feel dissatisfied with this judgment can appeal within the next 30 days.”

    Kafilat had earlier told the court, that her husband for 13 years is not “responsible as a father, and falsely accuses her of adultery.

    “I seek dissolution of this marriage, for my husband to stop harassing me around the town; I also want to be granted access to my children,” she said.

    She alleged that her husband was very stingy and was not responsible for her and their children’s welfare.

    The petitioner averred that it was an elderly friend of hers that sponsored her to the holy land (Mecca), since the respondent refused to do so.

    “While l was on pilgrimage, l received a message that my husband had concluded plans to charm me on my return because he believed it was a man friend that sponsored my trip.

    “This made me to pack out of the house on my return from the holy land.

    “He denies me access to my children and keeps on molesting and harassing me around town.

    “I can no longer bear the economic hardship in the marriage, and l am fed up with his constant false accusations of adultery.”

    Saanu, a Muslim cleric and a father of three, consented to the dissolution of the marriage.

    “On my wife’s return from the holy land, l went to pick her from the airport; we never had any misunderstanding whatsoever.

    “We even had sexual intercourse on three different occasions, so l was surprised when she packed out of the house on May 26, 2016 without my knowledge.

    “As a cleric, l will not allow her to dent my image with her attitude,” he said.

  • He wants to use me for money rituals, Wife tells court

    He wants to use me for money rituals, Wife tells court

    A fashion designer, Bose Oguntoye, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court, Lagos, to end her five-year-old marriage, citing her husband’s fetish practices and threats to her life.

    “My husband is too money conscious and is desperate to make money at all costs.

    “I live in fear of the unknown because of all kinds of charms l see with him.

    “He also beats me up at any slightest opportunity, especially when he is not in a good mood, he visits his anger on me,’’ she told the court.

    Testifying before Mr Phillips Williams, the court President, she said there was no love lost between them again.

    “Sometime in April 2015, when l became pregnant with our second child, my husband placed a charm on me and l became sick and eventually ran mad.’’

    He took me to somewhere in Matogun, Ikorodu under the pretext of curing me and l was being fed with all sorts of assorted charms.

    The petitioner said that she is still alive today due to the intervention of her family members who came to take her away, when her health was deteriorating.

    “I was taken to Ikare in Ondo State where l spent five months, before l became hale and hearty again.’’

    Bose alleged that when she came back to her matrimonial home, her husband did not relent in his fetish ways.

    “He took me to a muslim cleric who gave me a substance and told me not to get close to my husband for sometime.

    “On getting home, my husband told me to move to my parent’s house, which l refused. This led to a series of misunderstandings between us.’’

    According to the petitioner, the respondent became confrontational with her.

    “He told me that he wants to be rich this year under any circumstances. l must build houses and buy cars’’ to which l replied “there is no problem with that, as long as you don’t use me for money rituals.’’

    Bose told the court that the respondent used force to collect her two children from her, under the guise of being a police officer.

    “They made me write a statement under duress, to release my children and they took them away from me, claiming that l was mentally unstable.’’

    “I had to run for my dear life when l realised he was making serious efforts to use me for money rituals.

    The respondent, Adewale Oguntoye, an indigene of Ondo State,  resident at No. 4, Oluyomi Olusesi St., Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, however, denied the allegations, but was ready for the dissolution of the marriage.

    According to the father of two, there has been a frosty relationship between him and his wife since she came up with the idea of going to another church.

    Adewale, a resident of No. 4, Oluyomi Olusesi St., Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, claimed that the petitioner had been keeping late nights and would not disclose her whereabouts.

    “She started misbehaving, keeping all sorts of friends and became disrespectful to me.’’

    Adewale said he suspected his wife was dating the pastor of the church she started attending, even after he vehemently disagreed and warned her not to continue, she remained adamant.

    He alleged that the pastor took the petitioner out on Valentine’s Day and bought her different gifts.

    The respondent described his wife as an adulterer.

    On the allegation of trying to use his wife for money rituals, the respondent denied, but the petitioner remained adamant.

    NAN reports that the court’s president later invited the estranged couple to his chambers for a possible resolution of the crisis.

  • My husband is too fetish, woman tells court

    A caterer, Nike Adegboyega, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court, Lagos, to end her eight-year-old loveless marriage, citing her husband’s fetish practices and threat to her life.

    “My husband constantly beats me and has turned me to a punching bag.

    “I have never enjoyed my marriage, I have been responsible for the upkeep of the family and yet, he does not appreciate all my efforts.

    “He is too abusive and has threatened to kill me several times,” she told the court.

    Testifying before Mr Phillips Williams, the court’s President, she said there was no love lost between them again.

    “My mother had warned me not to marry him that he doesn’t look responsible. But l refused because l was already pregnant before our marriage.’’

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nike, a caterer with Isalu Hospital, Ogba, Lagos, who described her husband as a gold digger with dubious character, had approached the court, seeking the dissolution of the marriage.

    She said her husband once planned to dupe her friend by conspiring with a herbalist, adding “he is too fetish.

    “He keeps all sorts of charms at home and whenever I demand what they are meant for, he tells me they are for protection and success in business.

    “I became afraid for my life and my children … we have also had misunderstandings over feeding allowance.”

    The respondent, Moshood Adegboyega, 40, however, denied the allegations, and pleaded with the court not to dissolve the marriage.

    According to the father of two, there has been a frosty relationship between him and his mother-in- law since he married her daughter.

    Adegboyega, a resident of No. 2, Oremeji St., Ogba, Lagos, claimed that the petitioner had been keeping late nights, going to parties.

    “Whenever she offends me, she will not apologise.”

    Adegboyega said he made efforts and begged his wife to return, especially for the sake of the children, but she remained adamant.

    NAN reports that the court’s president later invited the estranged couple to his chambers for a possible resolution of the crisis.

    He adjourned the case until April 25 for further hearing.

  • My husband wants to make me mad, woman tells court

    A Lagos-based caterer, Mrs Nike Adegboyega, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to end her 8-year-old marriage to  her husband.

    Adegboyega  made the plea in her testimony to the court  presided  over  by Mr Phillips Williams.

    She said that the divorce, if granted, would free her from the husband’s alleged  fetish ways and  his threats to her life.

    “My husband constantly beats me and has turned me to a punching bag.

    ” I have never enjoyed my marriage and have been responsible for the upkeep of the house, still  he does not appreciate all my efforts.

    “He is too abusive and often threatened to kill me,” she told the court.

    She  also said  that there was no love lost between them again.

    Nike described her husband of eight  years as an irresponsible man, who has refused to take proper care of her and the children.

    She said she had been solely responsible for the feeding and upkeep of the children since her husband has refused and does not care to know how they are faring.

    “My mother kept warning me not to marry my husband , that he doesn’t look responsible but l refused because l was already pregnant before we legalised our marriage

    According to the caterer  who works with Isalu Hospital, Ogba, Lagos, her husband is a gold digger with dubious character.

    She said  that he once planned to dupe her friend by conspiring with a herbalist to defraud her.

    She alleged that her husband is too fetish.

    “He keeps all sorts of assorted charms at home and whenever l demand what they are meant for, he tells me they are for protection and progress in business.

    “ I became scared for my life and my children when we had a misunderstanding over feeding allowance after l became fed up bearing all the financial burden.

    “My husband insulted me and threatened to kill me instead.”

    She said that the respondent told her openly in the presence of the children that the money he has is to enjoy himself with his girlfriend.

    She claimed that the respondent later confronted her, threatening to charm and make her run mad, that she will not enjoy the fruits of her labour.

    “I am fed up with the marriage; there is no love between us again. I can no longer bear the pains and humiliations,” she said.

    She, therefore, urged the court to dissolve the marriage and compel the respondent to be responsible for the welfare and education of the children.

    The respondent, Moshood Adegboyega, 40, however, denied the allegations and pleaded with the court not to dissolve the marriage.

    According to the father of two, there has been frictions between himself and his mother –in- law since he got married to her daughter.

    The respondent, who lives at  No. 2, Oremeji St., Ogba, Aguda, Lagos, claimed that the petitioner keeps late nights and  go to parties a lot.

    He said that his wife does not give him any regard,  neither does she inform him of her movements.

    “Whenever she is wrong, instead of being apologetic, she will be proving stubborn.’’

    The respondent , who urged the court not to dissolve the marriage, said he made efforts and begged his wife to return, especially for the sake of the children, but she remained adamant.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president of the court invited the estranged couple to his chambers for a possible resolution of the crisis.

    He adjourned the case to April 25 for further hearing.

  • My husband turned me into punching bag, wife tells court

    My husband turned me into punching bag, wife tells court

    A housewife, 30-year-old Rosemary Okeke, who met her husband on facebook,  on Wednesday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve the about 17-month-old marriage to her “jealous” husband.

    The woman, who had approached the court seeking the dissolution of the union, said her husband, Cletus, had turned her into a punching bag.

    Rosemary told the court that she met her husband through the social media platform —  ‘facebook’ while he was in South Africa and dated for few months before they had their traditional marriage.

    She said before her husband paid her dowry, he was so calm but after they got married, he became inquisitive and jealous.

    “My husband does not trust me, always wanting to know who l am talking with on phone or my whereabouts.

    “He keeps telling me that he is an Anambra man who does not take nonsense and  that he has paid my dowry, therefore, he has rights over me,” Rosemary told the court.

    She also alleged that the respondent (the husband) stopped her from doing business because of jealous nature and yet failed to care for her and their one year old child.

    Rosemary, who said the man had turned her to a punching bag, described him as a violent man who feels insecure.

    According to her, she was forced to move out of her matrimonial home when the beating was becoming unbearable.

    “There was a day he beat me following a misunderstanding, l fainted and was rushed to the hospital.

    “I want the court to dissolve the marriage and for the respondent to be responsible for the child’s upkeep,” she pleaded.

    The respondent, a resident of No. 1 Barachel Estate, Wilinsco, Iju-Ishaga, a Lagos suburb, however, denied the allegations of constantly beating his wife and failing to take care of his family.

    Cletus, a businessman who runs a bar, alleged that his wife is hot-tempered, claiming that whenever her phone rang in his presence, she would refuse to pick it.

    The President of the court, Mr. Phillips Williams, adjourned the case to March 30 for possible reconciliation. 

  • Husband to court: I caught my wife red-handed flirting

    A middle-aged man, Ebenezer Olotuyemi, has told an Agege Customary Court that his wife, Folashade, flirts about with different men.

    Olotuyemi made this known when he testified in a divorce petition filed by his wife seeking dissolution of their 15-year-old marriage on Tuesday.

    The respondent, who denied the wife’s allegations, wholeheartedly agreed to the dissolution of the marriage.

    He told the court that the petitioner had been unfaithful, that she flirts about with different men, having caught her red handed.

    He alleged that his wife had a questionable character that was why he refused to legalise their union.

    “My wife has a care free attitude, not submissive and does not listen to corrections.

    “She dresses in outrageous attires which l do not like and whenever l try to correct her she doesn’t obey me and flair up,” the respondent alleged.

    He further alleged that the wife was into politics which is against his will and leaves home at odd hours for political campaigns at the expense of her matrimonial duties.

    Folashade, 38, a trader had urged the court to dissolve her marriage to her husband, citing threat to life.

    The petitioner, a resident of Kokumo Str., Aguda, Ogba, Lagos, alleged that her husband, was troublesome, ungrateful and that he had been threatening her parents’ life.

    She told the court that when they were evicted from their house, her father accommodated them in his home.

    “Later my husband saw it as an abomination to be living in his in-laws house.

    “My father gave him money to go look for an alternative accommodation.

    “My husband became rude to my parents; constantly abused my father in public and threatened to beat him,” Folashade told the court.

    She claimed the respondent forcefully took the children away and later dropped them at a friend’s shop when he could no longer take proper care of them.

    “The children were always being beaten and maltreated by their daddy and had to run away from the house on two different occasions.

    She described the respondent as violent and hot temper, “too temperamental”.

    The petitioner urged the court to dissolve the union and to award her custody of the children.

    The President of the court, Mr Philip Williams, urged the couple to maintain the peace, reminding them that children from broken homes were always stigmatised.

    Williams adjourned the case till Nov. 24 for judgment.