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  • Court dissolves two-year-old marriage over childlessness, adultery

    Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Wednesday dissolved a two year-old marriage between Raphael Olufemi-Abdullahi and Tina over childlessness, adulterous lifestyle and stealing.

    Odunade held that the court had no other option than to dissolve the union because love, which is a major ingredient in a marriage, was absent.

    “The two year-old union between Raphael and Tina has ceased to be, in the interest of peaceful living.

    “A copy of this judgment is to be served on Tina so that she can be aware of the court’s decision.

    “Tina shall return all the stolen documents to Raphael,’’ the arbitrator said.

    Earlier in his petition, Olufemi-Abdullahi, a civil servant and a resident of 4 Oseni St., Elere-Apata in Ibadan said that his wife’s adulterous lifestyle was the bane of her infertility.

    “My greatest regret in life is the decision I made marrying Tina as a wife because she is neither productive nor trustworthy.

    “After our lavishly-celebrated wedding in February 2017, I did everything humanly possible to ensure that Tina conceives but it was all futile.

    “In the hospital, I was specifically told that Tina had aborted pregnancies and that in fact, some sexual infections were preventing her from being productive.

    “My lord, I have spent over N2 million on tackling Tina’s infertility without any result.

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    “Worst still, Tina never stopped sleeping with various men around.

    “Most of the time, she goes to church for prayers but pastors in her church end up sleeping with her,’’ he said.

    According to him, sometime, she leaves home in the evening and never returns until the following evening, fornicating about.

    “Tina has started stealing some of my things anytime I am away in Abeokuta where my office is.

    “After our first appearance here in February, I travelled to Abuja. Tina broke into my shelf, stole my essential documents such as academic credentials, employment documents and promotion documents.

    “Other documents Tina stole are; three international passports, building documents such as Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), building plan, land agreement and so on.

    “I have reported her at a police station,’’ Olufemi-Abdullahi said.

    In the testimony she made on her first appearance on Feb. 12, the respondent opposed the suit, even though she could not deny most of the allegations leveled against her.

    Tina was absent when she was called to give more evidence to support the reason why she did not want the marriage to be dissolved.

    The court’s bailiff informed the arbitrator that the respondent was duly served with hearing notice.

    NAN

  • Court dissolves 15 yr-old marriage over drunkenness, threat to life

    Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Wednesday dissolved a 15 year-old marriage between one Rukayat Lukman and her husband, Yekeen, over drunkenness and threat to life.

    Odunade, who advised intending couples to seek proper counseling before embarking on marriage, decried the high rate of violence among couples.

    The arbitrator, who cited threat to life as reason for ending the union, awarded custody of the two children produced by the union to Rukayat.

    He directed Yekeen to pay a monthly allowance of N10,000 for the children’s upkeep in addition to being responsible for their education and other welfare needs.

    Earlier while narrating her ordeal, Rukayat,a trader and a resident of Boluwaji area of Ibadan, said that her husband had constantly put her life at risk through ceaseless battery after drinking.

    “For me, marriage has remained a thing of regret and unhappiness going by the harrowing experiences which Yekeen has exposed me to.

    “He is a terrible drunk and each time he is drunk, he beats the hell out of me.

    “I have different scars on my body now because of Yekeen’s brutality to me.

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    “It would have been better if he had stopped at just beating me, Yekeen also starves the children and I.

    ” He is not a good example of a father to the children as he plays no role in their education, Yekeen has added no value to my life, please, separate us,” she said.

    Yekeen, a commercial bus driver, did not deny any of the allegations leveled against him and did not also oppose divorce.

    “Though, I agree with Rukayat’s submission, however, I want this court to know that she intentionally abandoned me even when there was no reason for it.

    “After a while, Rukayat came begging my mother to allow the two children to spend the holidays with her.

    ” However, Rukayat ran away with the children.“Please, don’t give her custody of my children,” Yekeen had said.

  • My mother told me to poison my father, boy tells court

    A 10-year-old boy on Monday told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan that his mother asked him to put poison in his father’s food and bathing water.

    Adenike Ayodele, the mother of the boy, had petitioned the court to dissolve her 15-year-old marriage to her estranged  husband, Adeshina, on grounds of irresponsibility and battery.

    In his testimony, the boy told the court that his mother gave him a nylon which contained some powdery substance which she instructed him to pour in his father’s food as well as his bathing water.

    “After giving me the substance, my mother warned me never to tell my father or anyone about it.

    “However, I love my father and I told him because I never wanted any bad thing to happen to him,” he said.

    Earlier, Adenike, who lives  at Agbaje area of Orita-challenge, Ibadan, had told the court that Adeshina had turned her into a punching bag.

    “At any slight opportunity, my husband beats  me.

    “For 14 years, Adeshina has not stopped beating me and the last one he did was the reason why  I made up my mind to call it quits  with him.

    “On that day,  I requested for money for the upkeep of the children and  Adeshina gave me a beating resulting in blood  dripping from my two ears.

    “He also broke one of my legs that day and I am still experiencing the pain till today.

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    “Again, on December  5, 2018, Adeshina came to attack me in my shop because he was  not happy that my business is doing well despite his inhumane  treatment.

    “Then, he threatened to ruin  my business by all means and what followed was the burgling of my shop two Sundays ago.

    “Now, all my means of livelihood have been burgled and I got him apprehended but without any positive result,” Adenike said.

    In his response, Adeshina  consented to the petitioner’s request for termination of the marriage, but denied all the allegations leveled against him.

    “My lord, I had on different occasions given Adenike the children’s school fees.

    “Aside that, when one of our children urgently needed a surgery to be performed on him, I gave Adenike the required money for the surgery, but she spent it on herself.

    “I sent her to school to acquire NCE, but she told the school management that she is a widow which means  that I am nothing to her.

    “If I give her money to buy anything at home, she doesn’t put my name on the receipt.

    “Worst of all, Adenike told our second child to put poison in my food and bathing water, but, the child revealed the secret to me and I informed my relatives about it,” Adeshina said.

    All the witnesses that testified corroborated Adeshina’s submissions.

    The petitioner, who was unruly during the court’s  proceedings, was asked by the President of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade, to bring her parents to the court.

    Odunade adjourned the case till Feb. 27 for judgment.

    NAN

  • Court dissolves 10-year-old forced marriage in Ibadan

    A Mapo Customary Court, on Friday in Ibadan, dissolved a 10-year-old union between one Omowumi Lamidi and Mukaila Lamidi, following claims by the wife that she was forced into the marriage.

    The president of the court, Ademola Odunade, held that the court dissolved the union due to exploitation and the threat to life raised by Omowumi.

    Odunade also advised Omowumi to avoid confrontation with Mukaila, popularly known as ‘Auxiliary’ for her safety.

    He awarded the custody of the three-year-old child produced by the union to Omowumi and ordered Mukaila to pay a monthly feeding allowance of N5,000 for the child’s upkeep.

    Besides, he ordered Mukaila to be responsible for the child’s welfare, including education.

    In her petition, Omowumi, a chemist, who resides at Olodo area of Ibadan, said Mukaila had forced her into the marriage.

    “My lord, Mukaila used his position as a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers ((NURTW) in Ibadan to exploit me when he kidnapped me 10 years ago into a marriage, which I never wanted.

    “On that day, Mukaila sent some hooligans to carry me into his home without my parents’ consent and in fact, he was the one, who deflowered me.

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    “Since then, he had maintained that I remained the best among all his wives and concubines.

    “With my experience as a chemist, I refused to get pregnant for him despite all his forceful sexual intercourse with me.

    “However, three years ago, I decided to have a baby for Mukaila because I knew that I was not getting any younger and there was no means of breaking out of his shackles.

    “I even stood by him when he was sentenced to prison a few years ago.

    “When Mukaila returned from the prison, he resumed his assault on me and his latest hit was  his threat to take my life,” she said.

    She told the court that her parents were helpless about the situation and urged the court to separate them.

    Although, Mukaila was not in court, the bailiff told the court that he had served Mukaila the court’s notices on several occasions, which he turned down.

    NAN

  • ‘My husband subjects me to marathon sex for rituals’

    Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Wednesday dissolved a three-year-old marriage between Tawakalitu Adeoye and Hakeem over threat to life and ritual making.

    Odunade held that the court does not joke with any issue that had to do with life, hence the need for the dissolution.

    “It is also obvious that there is no more love between Tawakalitu and Hakeem as a result of their differences.

    “In the interest of peaceful living, the union between the duo has ceased to be.

    “Custody of the three-year-old child produced by the union is awarded to Tawakalitu and Hakeem shall pay a monthly allowance of N5,000 for the child’s upkeep in addition to been responsible for her education and other welfare”.

    Narrating her ordeal, Tawakalitu, a fashion designer who resides at Academy area of Ibadan, said that her husband had stylishly embarked on a marathon sexual intercourse with her with the intention of using her for ritual.

    “My lord, if I had listened to my parents’ advice that I should not enter into any marital vows with Hakeem, maybe life would have been pleasant with me today.

    “It all began when Hakeem started requesting for sexual intercourse from me every morning and night without any particular reason, an act which he was initially not used to.

    “Firstly, he takes his bath and then rush me to bed, sleeping with me.

    “Each time he finished with me, I felt weak, subdued, restless and completely shattered physically and psychologically.

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    “Until I made the discovery, Hakeem had planted a charm (Tira) under my pillow for two good weeks without my knowledge and I had laid my head on it.

    “Then, I reported him at Eleyele Police Headquarter in Ibadan, but he pleaded with the police to prevail on me not to implicate him.

    “He also told my relatives that I lied against him and that I must retract the statement of which I accused him of trying to use me for ritual.

    “Worst still, Hakeem derives pleasure in turning me into a punching bag at any slightest opportunity.

    “These and many more are the reasons why I had to pack away from his home since Oct. 27.

    “Please save my life from Hakeem because he is spiritually diabolic”.

    In his counter argument, however, the respondent refuted all the allegations leveled against him while consenting to the divorce suit.

    Hakeem who earned his living as an Alfa submitted that his wife merely cooked up what she said so as to get sympathy of the court

    “I will like this court to take note of the fact that Tawakalitu is so adulterous and I have caught her several times in the act.

    “In fact, she and her secret lovers usually chat in my presence every night.

    “My mother had also advised me not to marry her from the onset because of her bad attitude.

    “There is nothing I have not done to satisfy Tawakalitu.”

  • Court dissolves 14-year old marriage over spiritual attack

    A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Thursday dissolved a 14-year-old marriage between Bunmi Adewuyi and Adegbite Adewuyi over spiritual attacks.

    The court, presided over by Chief Ademola Odunade, said that the court terminated the union in the interest of peaceful living.

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    He awarded custody of the 13-year-old child produced by the union to Bunmi and directed Adegbite to pay a monthly allowance of N5, 000 for the child’s upkeep.

    Odunlade advised the embittered husband to also see to the education as well as the other welfare of the child.

    Bunmi had earlier told the court that her life was in serious danger due to series of spiritual attacks in her husband’s home.

    “My lord, if I had known that my marital adventure will be characterised by unrest, bitterness and trauma, I would have chosen to remain a spinster.

    “For over three years now, I have been suffering from uncontrollable menstration after Adegbite had sexual intercourse with me.

    “When I went to the hospital, the menstrual problem almost defiled treatment, but there was remedy at last.

    “When Adegbite slept with me again, the problem started all over and since then, I have been battling it all alone.

    “Then, he had been demanding sex from me without helping me to find solution to my problem

    “Since I stopped allowing him to sleep with me, Adegbite stopped catering for the child and I while enjoying himself outside.

    “Worst still, anytime Adegbite had sex with me, some spiritual forces used to strangle my neck.

    “At other times, those forces carry me into the jungle and present food which I must eat.
    “Besides, our newly constructed building is usually a meeting point for soldier ants while a given snake also carries out its own threat.

    “Lately, I have been experiencing symptom of stroke on my leg, arm and leg.

    “Adegbite has just married another wife, please release me from Adegbite’s bondage,” Bunmi cried.

    However, the respondent denied all the allegations against him and also opposed the divorce suit.

    Adegbite, who is a trader, expressed surprise at his wife’s arguments, noting that no form of dispute had occurred between them.

    “My lord, I have done everything within my power to show Bunmi how much I love her and I even gave her a worthwhile 40th birthday celebration recently.

    “On her complaint about spiritual attacks, I wanted to take her to a Celestial Church, but Bunmi turned down the offer.

    “We have just moved to a new site where snakes and soldier ants’ attacks are normal occurrence,” Adegbite argued.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Bunmi resides at Challenge and Adegbite lived at Elebu areas of Ibadan.

  • ‘My wife doesn’t sleep with me’

    The President, Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, Chief Ademola Odunade, at the weekend dissolved a seven-year-old marriage on the grounds of sex-starvation.

    The petitioner, Mr. Wahab Olabanmiji, sought dissolution of his marriage because his wife, Tawakalitu, denied him sex.

    Odunade said the marriage was dissolved because the estranged couple were resolute in their decision to part ways.

    He granted custody of the two children to Tawakalitu, and ordered Wahab to pay a monthly allowance of N6,000 for the children’s upkeep.

    Odunade advised housewives to maintain their vows of fidelity because it was vital to trust in marriage.

    Wahab, who lives at Olopo-Meta Estate, Ibadan, told the court his wife endangered his life with her extramarital relationships.

    He said: “Tawakalitu has remained a source of frustration to me for two and a half years, denying me of sex.

    “My efforts to change her attitude have yielded no result, as she has become a pain in my neck.

    “Tawakalitu is adulterous. I have caught her many times.

    “Worse still, she has been having grudges with my children from my first wife. She doesn’t want to see them, as she has not hidden her hatred for them.

    “I no longer want to have anything to do with her. Please separate us.”

    Tawakalitu agreed to the divorce. She did not deny the allegation of sexual starvation.

     

  • Woman loses marriage for starving husband of sex

    Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Thursday dissolved an 11 year-old marriage between one Nurudeen Akinpelu and Folake over sexual starvation and promiscuity.

    Odunade granted custody of the two children produced by the union to  the husband,Nurudeen and urged Folake to stay clear of any further problem with the plaintiff.

    “If Folake is interested in seeing any of the children, she should  approach the court at anytime,” the arbitrator said.

    The plaintiff,  an Arabic teacher said that his spouse had cultivated the habit of starving him of sexual intercourse.

    “My lord, I am completely frustrated with this  horrible experiences Folake had made me undergo over the past 11 years of our union.

    “I discovered that after we had our  two children, she started exhibiting strange behaviors such as regularly starving me of sex.

    “Whenever I ask her for this conjugal rite, Folake pushes me away, telling me to look elsewhere to satisfy my sexual urge.

    “I kept my calm until one day, when I saw a sheet of paper in her bag she just got from a medical centre stating when the family planning she did will be expire.

    “I decided to keep watching until not too long after I came across another sheet of paper reminding her of the date to commence another family plan method.

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    “My lord, I became mad and wanted to do something dangerous to her.

    “How can a housewife who has not been having sexual intercourse be doing family planning on regular basis.

    “She stole away my children one day, and it took me one and a half years to locate her.

    “I had to report her at the nearest police station where the children were handed back to me,’’ Nurudeen explained.

    However, the respondent who agreed to the divorce, could not deny most of the allegations leveled against her.

    Folake , a trader told the court that she was only visiting miracle centres on mountains

    “Nurudeen has not been taking good care of me and the children.

    “He is fond of beating me whenever there is any misunderstanding between us,” Folake stated.

  • Court dissolves ex-Super Eagles coach, Onigbinde’s 30-year-old marriage

    Court dissolves ex-Super Eagles coach, Onigbinde’s 30-year-old marriage

    A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan has dissolved the 30-year-old marriage between Chief Adegboye Onigbinde and his wife Anne, because there was no more love between the two.

    President of the court, Mr Ademola Odunade, however, directed the former Super Eagle Technical Adviser to “pay a cash sum of N5, 000 to enable Anne move her belongings out of his house.”

    Onigbinde had gone to the court asking it to dissolve the marriage, saying his wife was “ a wasteful spender and an unrepentant troublemaker.

    “My lord, with my 79 years of age, I cannot continue to die in silence of Anne’s litany of problems.

    “Among many other troubles I have encountered in the hands of Anne, I have also suffered uncountable financial losses during the process of trying to give Anne means of livelihood so that she wouldn’t be idle.

    “On three separate occasions, I have established veritable business ventures for her and on each occasion, Anne wrecked the business.

    “I can’t continue in such wastage. For many years, Anne has been a thorn in my flesh through ceaseless trouble-making as it is one day, one trouble in my home.

    “Can you imagine that it was not until only one week to the wedding ceremony of the only daughter she had with me that she informed me?

    “In fact, Anne has openly turned that daughter against me because she doesn’t take any instruction from me.

    “Anne is now a bad influence on the daughter and she doesn’t even have any good relationship with the rest of my children.

    “For instance, when I lost my younger brother, Anne and her daughter refused to be sympathetic by registering any form of condolence.

    “The list of her misbehaviour is endless, please terminate our union.”

    Anne had however opposed the request for divorce and denied all the allegations levelled against her by Onigbinde.

    “My lord, I have done everything possible to please my husband, but he is refusing to be pacified.

    “Ever since he got married to another wife 10 years ago, things have changed from bad to worse, as I no longer know how to do things in his presence.

    “Since then, Onigbinde’s body language is for me to vacate his home; he no longer finds happiness in me.

    “On a particular day, just as I opened the door, I came across a snake waiting to harm me, but I raised alarm and it was killed.

    “My lord, it was never in our agreement to be parting ways in this manner.

    “In the interest of the child between us, I have nowhere to go, please, help save my marriage,” Anne pleaded.

     

  • Husband to court: My wife is a devil

    Husband to court: My wife is a devil

    Worried by the wife’s defiant posture, a civil engineer, Kazeem Azeez, on Friday pleaded with a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 10-year-old marriage to his wife, Fatimoh.

    “My Lord, little did I know that I was inviting the devil into my house when I married Fatimoh 10 years ago.

    “As soon as she got into my house as a wife, Fatimoh, started showing the stuff she is made of by tormenting and fighting me
    and my first wife.

    “In fact, nobody in this court can stop her anytime she is ready to fight. As I speak My Lord, Fatimoh has already driven out
    my first wife with her children,” Azeez, who lives at Ayegun-Olomi area of Ibadan, told the court.

    Apart from fighting him all the time, Azeez said Fatimoh, had also caused disharmony in the family.

    “I have sworn not to have anything to do with her again because she is threatening my life and she is highly disobedient and
    unwilling to take instructions from me.”

    Fatimoh, however, objected to the dissolution of the marriage and denied the allegations made against her.

    She said:“My Lord, it is true that Kazeem and I have had some misunderstandings and he is largely responsible for the misunderstandings.

    “My husband, Kazeem, says he does not want me to be pregnant again; he enjoys having sex with me but does not want to hear
    that I am  pregnant.

    “Anytime I told him that I missed my period, Kazeem will quarrel with me and that is the major problem between us.

    ““I don’t fight or beat his first wife except that she usually looks for my trouble.

    “However, my lord, please give me a chance to correct my bad attitudes and I promise that within the next few weeks or months, my husband will have cause to tell you good news about me.”

    While admonishing Fatimoh, the President of the court, Mr Ademola Odunade asked her to do everything within humanly possible to bring the first wife back to the family.

    “I can assure you that as soon as you make amends, your husband, Kazeem, will be happy and he will settle this matter amicably.”

    Odunade adjourned the case until Sept. 26 for continuation of trial.