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  • My husband seeks his father’s permission before intercourse, wife tells court

    My husband seeks his father’s permission before intercourse, wife tells court

    A 22-year-old housewife, Rashidat Adewuyi, told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday that her father-in-law slept on the same bed with her and her husband whenever he visited them.

    Rashidat made the statement on Friday when she testified in a divorce petition filed by her husband, Lukman Adewuyi.

    She said her marriage of two years with Lukman had been  characterised by agony and regrets due to interference by her father-in-law, who never allowed her to have free access to her husband.

    According to Rashidat, her husband always takes permission from his father on every issue between her and her husband.

    “Even he seeks his father’s permission before intercourse and my father-in-law always sleeps on the same bed with me and my husband whenever he visits.

    “I used to dress or change my pants in the bathroom because my father-in-law would not leave our one-room apartment whenever I wanted to dress up,’’ she said.

    Rashidat further said that her father-in-law instigated her husband to file the petition so as to have total control over him.

    She urged the court to grant the prayer of the petitioner but that he be given responsibility to maintain the only child of the relationship.

    Earlier, Lukman had pleaded with the court to dissolve the  marriage on the ground that the respondent wanted to stab him to death.

    He said his wife was in the habit of cursing him and threatening to kill him whenever they had a quarrel.

    “There was a particular night that she brought out a knife and wanted to stab me because another woman called my cell phone number.

    “It took the intervention of my landlord before she agreed not to stab me and such incident made me to file a divorce suit,” Adewuyi said.

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, and the court assessors, Aare Samotu and Ganiyu Alao, made efforts to prevail on the couple to resolve the matter amicably but failed.

    The court, thereafter, ordered the dissolution of the marriage as the parties wished.

    Balogun also ordered the plaintiff to pay N3,500 as monthly feeding allowance for the only child of the union and warned the parties to maintain the peace and stay away from each other.

    NAN

  • ‘My husband’s second wife pounds me at will’

    ‘My husband’s second wife pounds me at will’

    An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved a seven-year-old marriage between Samuel Adeboye and his wife, Temitope, over the woman’s battering by the second wife.

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, leading other assessors — Aare Samotu and Ganiyu Alao — gave the verdict, saying both parties can no longer live together peacefully as husband and wife.

    “Evidence of parties have proved that love does not exist between them; moreover, the respondent has agreed to the dissolution of the union as requested by his estranged wife.

    “Based on this evidence, the marriage is thereby dissolved and the custody of the two children of the union is to remain with the plaintiff (Temitope).

    “The respondent should forthwith pay N7,000 monthly via the court registry as feeding allowances for the two kids,” the court ruled.

    Ealier, Temitope, who filed the suit, said her husband’ second wife always beat her whenever their husband was not around.

    She also accused the defendant of supporting the second woman whenever she (Temitope) complained over the beating.

    “My husband was in support of the brutality I received from her second wife and never condemned his wife’s wrongdoing.

    “Instead, he would ask me to beat her in return despite my ill-health and the big stature of his second wife, ” she said.

    She further accused her husband of not performing his responsibility as a father for the two children,  saying she is solely responsible for their welfare.

    In his defence, Adeboye denied the allegations, but urged the court to uphold the divorce request being sought by her.

    He described the plaintiff as a troublesome woman, who hardly obeys instructions or respects him.

    “She sells ogogoro (local gin) and I have warned her to discontinue but she refused; so, the court should separate us because I cannot cope with a woman that has refused to obey me.”

  • Husband hates wife quran failure

    Husband hates wife quran failure

    A housewife, Olayemi Ajetunmobi, on Thursday told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi in Ibadan that her husband, Taofeek, hated her because of her inability to read Qur’an and pray in Islamic way.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Olayemi’s husband, Taofeek, had approached the court for the dissolution of his 19-year-old marriage blessed with three children, citing wife’s insincerity and lack of cooperation.

    Olayemi told the court that she agreed to convert to her husband’s religion 19 years ago before the marriage, but could not cope with Islamic doctrines.

    “I cannot read Qur’an or observe the daily five prayer times and other Islamic rites, but I go to church without the knowledge of my husband.

    “I lied to my husband that I did not attend any church,” she said.

    She pleaded with the court not to grant the request of her husband, saying “I still recognise him as my husband”.

    Taofeek also described his wife as a talkative and that his relationship with her was full of “deceit and insincerity”.

    “I do not want any ugly occurrence because I have a hot temper; we have been living together like cat and rat since last year.

    “The court should uphold my request so that peace could reign and both of us could live happily in our respective locations.”

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, leading other members —  Aare Samotu and Ganiyu Alao — granted the dissolution of the marriage and awarded custody of the first two children to the husband and the third child to the wife.

    Balogun ordered the petitioner to pay N4,000 as monthly allowance to the respondent for the upkeep of the third child.

    The court also ordered the petitioner to pay N12,000 and N5,000 as house rent and packing allowance respectively to the respondent.

  • Woman married to two husbands get divorce

    Woman married to two husbands get divorce

    A middle aged woman married to two husbands in Ibadan has gotten the leave of a Customary Court to divorce one of the husbands.

    The woman, Modinat Mufutau, on Tuesday told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi in Ibadan how she alternated two husbands in order to satisfy herself and get enough money to take care of her three children.

    Modinat had begged the court to dissolve her 12-year-old relationship to one of her husbands, Ajadi Mufutau, for alleged lack of care and maltreatment.

    She told the court that she met Mufutau in 2005, and he impregnated her without marriage formalities.

    The petitioner said that at the beginning of the relationship Mufutau pretended to be a nice and responsible man.

    “But when he impregnated me, he began maltreating and beating me whenever I demanded money for antenatal care.

    “I left his house after delivery and hooked up with another man, Saheed, who impregnated me two years later but turned me into a punching bag after delivery of my second child for him.

    “Later, I settled down with Mufutau, got third pregnant for him, but Saheed, who I have second child for begged me to continue with him.

    “I decided dating two of them without any problem until they met each other in my rented apartment and fought.

    “My Lord, I have made up my mind to divorce Mufutau because he had stopped giving me money for the maintenance of the two kids I had for him since he fought his rival, Saheed, in my apartment,” Modinat said.

    Mufutau did not contest the petition for dissolution.

    He said, “Modinat is a shameless woman. I was not aware that she still dates Saheed until I met him in the apartment I rented for her and she did not see anything bad in her action.

    “I just pray the court to allow the first child be in my custody so that I can properly take care of the child and I promise to support her for the care of my second child,” Mufutau said.

    President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, and the court’s assessors, Aare Samotu and Ganiyu Alao, agreed and dissolved the union.

    The court awarded the custody of their first child to the respondent and the second child to the petitioner.

    Balogun ordered Mufutau to pay N3,500 as monthly allowance for the upkeep of the second child and warned both parties against fomenting trouble.

  • My husband deserts home when Eid-el-Kabr draws nearer, divorce-seeking wife tells court

    My husband deserts home when Eid-el-Kabr draws nearer, divorce-seeking wife tells court

    A divorce-seeking housewife, Risikat Ojo, says her husband, Mathew Ojo, deserts home whenever Eid-el-Kabr and other festivals draw nearer in order not to spend money during the festival periods.

    Risikat testified on Tuesday in an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, in a divorce suit she filed against her husband.

    “My lord, Ojo did not pay my dowry and was in the habit of abandoning me at home and pack out to unknown destination whenever Ileya festival and other festivals draw nearer.

    “He will stay away throughout the period and return a week after the festival, just to avoid buying clothes, food items and other expenses.

    “He is a woman in man’s form, because I clothe him, feed him, pay house rent and shoulder all his responsibilities.

    “The only role he plays is sex, but am no longer interested in sex without responsibility, because I used the proceeds of my business to cater for him and this has wreaked my business.

    “He has left home again as Eid-el-Kabr is coming up soon, but I will not wait in his house till he returns as he always do,“ Risikat stated.

    Ojo , a panel-beater, in his defence, denied all the allegations, but blamed his wife for deserting her.

    “Risikat is a troublesome woman and I decided to stay away from home whenever she troubles him.

    “She used to fight me at the slightest provocation; she also fights neigbours.

    “I support the divorce and I urge the court to grant her request so that I can have rest of mind; I am ready to support her for the care of the only child we have,’’ Ojo stated.

    President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun and the court’s assessors, Ganiyu Alao and Aare Samotu, resolved that there was no more love between the parties.

    “Parties are to go their separate ways, they stand unmarried since evidence has proved that the respondent did not pay dowry.

    “Custody of the only child of the union is to remain with the petitioner and N4, 000 is awarded against the respondent on monthly basis, being money for the care and maintenance of the child, “ the court ruled.