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  • ‘How insurgents killed father,his four kids and took away his wife’

    ‘How insurgents killed father,his four kids and took away his wife’

    IT was a few minutes past noon in Mubi, Adamawa State, this day. The streets were deserted. Vultures hovered in the sky above, threatening to descend on the near-decomposing human corpses scattered all over the city. Strange scenes like this have been the lot of the once boisterous, second largest city in Adamawa State since Boko Haram bandits seized control of the town.

    Since the attack, there have been ceaseless tears and sorrow on the faces of residents, especially the about 100 pregnant women who have prematurely given birth to babies in the bush or in the camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).

    The Nation gathered that over 300 children, who have been separated from their families since the invasion, are yet to be reunited, while the fate of many mothers, fathers and other members of the family cannot be ascertained.

    According to a resident, who pleaded anonymity, “Even husbands that ran away from Mubi are yet to locate their wives, unaware if they will ever see themselves again. The situation in the town is very grim. As I speak with you, nobody is sure of where other members of their families who have been scattered are or whether they are alive or dead.”

    Survivors, who spoke with The Nation, narrated tales of narrow escape. According to them, the lucky survivors of the attack on Mubi were those who were able to recite ‘kalma shahada’, which they explained was the only sure passport to freedom for residents who are not members of the Boko Haram.

    “I tell you, it was a terrible experience. Many people were gruesomely murdered by the insurgents. The only people who were spared were those who were able to recite the kalma shahada. What happened in Mubi is better imagined than experienced. Even up till now, the smell of decomposing bodies scattered all over the city is still fouling the air.”

    Eyewitnesses’ accounts say most of the attackers are not Nigerians. According to them, most of the attackers are tall, slender, light-skinned and wore coiled hair.

    “Most of these people are not Nigerians. It is easy to identify them. None of the Boko Haram fighters is robust. They are tall, slender and very light-skinned. Their ages should be between 15 and 30 years.”

    A resident of Mubi, Mallam Abubakar Usman, said he narrowly escaped death. According to him, he trekked more than 75 kilometres to escape the onslaught of the insurgents who have now changed the name of Mubi to Madinatu Islama.

    He said he lost his uncle and other relatives. He called on the Federal Government to flush out the insurgents, whom he described as foreign invaders.

    “I trekked more than 75 kilometres to escape. I have never trekked such a distance all my life. Some people who were unable to run were slaughtered by these people. They were killed in front of their children like rams. The insurgents are foreigners. They don’t look like Nigerians at all.

    “A man was killed along with four of his children. They took away the wife with them. The woman was crying and begging them to kill her. She said she could not afford to live without her family.”

    Another indigene of Mubi, Asabe James, is yet get over the shock of witnessing the killing of her parents by the insurgents.  It was the same sorrowful tale for Jana Jabala, whose parents were also killed by the insurgents. However, she is happy to have been reunited with her two siblings who were scattered during the attack.

    “I am happy that my two brothers are alive. At least, I have a bit of consolation that not all members of my family were killed.”

    A source in Mubi pointed out that they were a sizeable number of soldiers at the home of the Chief of Army Staff, Alex Badeh; so, according to the source, it was not clear why the insurgents were able to take the town.

    Many of the soldiers, who allegedly removed their uniforms before fleeing into the bush, were said to have been assisted by the youths of the town to find their way into Yola.

    However, the army authorities have taken steps to address the problem. Shortly after the attack, the Nigerian Army was said to have posted a new commander to reorganise the 232 Tank Battalion, Yola, and pep up the morale of the troops.

    Governor Bala James Nggilari also addressed the people of the state in a broadcast, assuring them of the efforts of his government to secure their lives and property. He also urged the people not to abandon their homes but defend their territories from the invaders. He said efforts were being made by the state government to ensure that all those who left their places were kept away from danger.

    Nggilari promised that the government would resettle all the displaced persons in a decent camp and look after their health and welfare.

    The state government has also imposed a curfew on Yola and other neighbouring communities, while the use of motorcycles has been restricted in the area.

    As at the time of filing this report, more than 2,000 churches in Mubi North and Mubi South had been destroyed. According to sources, the latest church to be destroyed was the Alheli Baptist Church, built in 1922.

    Meanwhile, sources in the town say the youth of the town are willing to confront the insurgents. They, however, lamented the lack of government’s support.

    But the insurgents have already imposed Islamic law on Mubi, while more than 50 people have had their hands amputated for contravening the laws. They are also urging the people to return to the town.

    Latest raids have also seen the Boko Haram taking over Gella, the headquarters of Mubi South Local Government Area. Sources in the area told The Nation that while the council chairman, Yerima Gude, was lucky to escape to Yola, the rampaging insurgents destroyed the palace of the district head.

  • My wife’s attitude forces me to sleep inside vehicle, alleges man

    •Wife: you’re fetish

    When I asked my wife why she soaked all my clothes in water, she said she was sent to destroy me. Whenever she starts her trouble, I will leave the house to sleep in a vehicle.”

    Those were the words of 36-year-old auto mechanic, Jimoh Hassan, as he prayed the Customary Court in Alakuko, a Lagos suburb, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, Jibola, over her alleged troublesome attitude.

    According to him, It got to a point that I was putting on my brother’s clothes because my wife had burnt all my clothes. Even when I decide to sleep in the house, I am always scared because of her terrible attitude.

    “She never shows any remorse when she steals my money; instead, she would call my bluff. If our marriage is dissolved, I want our child in my custody.”

    However, the 34-year-old woman said: “The problem started when my husband began to have an affair with a woman in her house. I can’t fathom why he loves the woman because she has three children for three different men. He gives her N1000, while he gives me N500 daily. My husband stopped buying foodstuff from the day he started having sexual relationship with the woman.

    “He doesn’t believe in repairing damaged items in the house, but prefers to sell them. My husband stopped eating at home when I complained that the N500 he gave me during the last Ileya festival was too small. I have always endured it all. But I would say he tried to be smarter by bringing our case to the court before me.

    “My husband claimed to be broke, so he declined to give me N5000 to start another business. But it was a great shock to me when I learnt that he paid the woman’s daughter’s medical bill when she was hospitalised.”

    Jibola also accused her husband of being fetish, saying: “After I destroyed some fetish stuff that he kept in the house, a strange boil developed in my son’s body. The boil discharges some smelly pus; and when the pus splashes on any other part of the body, another boil will grow on the spot. As of now, it is still a mystery to me why my son is afflicted with that strange ailment. Now, both my husband and the woman have stopped sleeping in the house. But sometimes, the woman sneaks into the house in the morning.

    “But in spite of his attitude, I still love my husband very much.”

    The union, which was not contracted under the Native and Customary Law, is blessed with a child.

    The court President, Mr. Olubode Sekoni, ordered Hassan to be giving his wife N8000 monthly, since he claimed to be giving her N2000 weekly.

    He advised the parties not to invade each other’s privacy and adjourned the case till November 10.

  • Ajimobi’s wife empowers 1000 widows

    Ajimobi’s wife empowers 1000 widows

    It was a happy and joyous Sallah for widows in Oyo State as the wife of the governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, hosted to a party and donated cash and other items to them. TAYO JOHNSON was there.

    in her bid to alleviate the sufferings of widows in our society, the wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi has empowered no fewer than 1000 widows in the state under her Ajumose Widowhood Initiative programme.

    At the empowerment programme held at the Tennis court, government house during the recent Sallah celebration, the widows were selected from four different groups in the state and were given cash price, foods and other materials.

    The widows’ home includes; Christian Care for Widows, Channels for Widow Health Centre, Widows Care Centre and Dream Alive Concept.

    According to Mrs Ajimobi, the programme was  thoughtfully designed to coincide with this year’s Sallah celebration.

    “We thought it necessary that we should always put smiles on the faces of a very important group of vulnerable people in the society- the widows. This is not the first time that this government will be extending its hand of love to the widows in the State.

    “You will recall that in the year 2011, at the inception of this administration led by His Excellency Senator Abiola Ajimobi, two of the earliest activities embarked upon by my office were the opening of mini-clinics for the aged and widows in all the 33 local government areas of the State as well as the flag-off of the widowhood support programme, also in all the local governments areas.

    “Also in May 2013, in commemoration of the second year anniversary of this administration, there was also an empowerment programme which was specially organised for the aged and widows. This goes to show how dear widows are to the heart of this administration and how germane it is to us to see that they are well catered for. Widows are the embodiment of the struggles and travails of womanhood and I would like our widows to know that this administration does not undermine your importance” She stated

    The governor’s wife said the present administration in the state recognises the peculiarity of the situations of the widows, and is more than committed to continue to give them (widows) the necessary support in order to ensure that they are saved from the stigma that is usually associated with widowhood in the country.

    She lamented that:”Traditionally, widowhood is seen as a curse and a burden and the death of the breadwinner usually translates into the ‘death’ of his family.  The plight of widows is thus indeed very pitiful. Many widows and their children are kicked out of their homes, forced to live in abject poverty on the fringes of society, and are prey to abuse, violence and sexual exploitation.”

    Mrs Ajimobi urged all Nigerians to rise to support and empower the widows in their midst, stressing that they must be given the opportunity to live again.

    She enjoined all sundry in the state to keep supporting the government of Governor Ajimobi “as you always have and let us work together to make our dearly beloved Oyo State great again”, urging the people of the state to ensure continuity of the administration.

    In her appreciation message on behalf of the widows, Dr Joan Agunloye thanked Mrs Ajimobi for her kind gesture towards them, praying God to grant Governor Ajimobi second term in office for continued transformation of the state.

  • Pain, sorrow as commissioner buries wife

    Pain, sorrow as commissioner buries wife

    It was a very painful and emotional ceremony for Chief Cyprian Chukwu as he bid final farewell to his lovely and faithful late wife, late Mrs Kate Wigo, as her remains were lowered into the grave.

    The late Mrs Chukwua, was a legal practitioner like her husband. She died in London after a brief illness and was buried last weekend at Rumuwike community in Obio/Akpor Local government of Rivers State.

    Guests at the burial described her as a strong politician, a woman leader and said she was the first woman caretaker committee Chairperson of Obio/Akpor Local government. During her short period in office, they said she achieved more than her male counterparts who occupied officer for longer time.

    The calibre of personalities that attended her funeral was a testament of her commitment and dedication to whatever she did during her life time. The caretaker committee Chairman of Obio/Akpor LGA, Dr. Lawrence Chukwu led eminent politicians including, Hon. Dakuku Peterside of the House of Representative, the Rivers Government State Chief of Staff, Hon.Tony Okacha among others to the funeral. Her professional colleagues, members of the state Bar were also in attendance.

    Her younger sister Mrs. Susan Owhor, told Niger Delta Report that Mrs Chukwu was born on 11th April, 1973 to Late Elder Godswill Ogutum Ovunda and Mrs. Dorothy Peace Ovunda of Otogbo family in Rumuigbo Clan, Apara Kingdom in Obio/Akpor Local government area of Rivers State of Nigeria.

    She said the entire family would miss her love and companion. “We love her so much she was always there for us. She grew up with our parents at Rumuigbo, She was so close to our mother who instilled in her the discipline required of mothers. Through this discipline, she acquired valuable knowledge and experiences that shaped her life and helped her to cope with the challenges that life brings. Amongst all, she learnt tolerance, patience, endurance and easy communication with people. She was loved by all.”

    In his remark, Sir Ogundu Charles Chukwu, her brother-in-law, described the late legal practitioner as a real wife of the family would be difficult to forget. “She was a very lovely woman who contributed her own quota while alive.

    “You can see the kind of people that came to her burial that shows you the kind of woman she was. We are going to miss her forever but her memory will continue to live with us. She lived a peaceful life in the community and she was a community woman leader being the chairperson of Rumuwike Community Women Council until her demise and a member of Rumuepirikom Clan Women Council. She was an epitome of what a leader should be in her community. She was an easy-going person who was easily approachable by everyone.

    “The growth of her community was a personal challenge to her and she undertook and championed it in such a way that she was admired, believed and also trusted by her fellow women in her immediate family, the Rumuwike community and the entire Rumuepirikom clan. Based on her leadership qualities and style her fellow women and to a large extent the men of the community, believed and trusted her leadership and charismatic qualities. As a result of her demise, her fellow women are feeling her exit; amongst them are the Rumuwike Community Women Council and the entire members of Rumuepirikom Clan of Women Council.”

    Her grieving husband, who is a Commissioner in the Rivers State Local government Commission, said he almost gave up when the wife died in London. He described his late wife as “amy wife and my friend, she didn’t give me worries in life and I didn’t give her too. I told the congregation that she was my helper and everything I needed in life. She died in London Hospital on the 18th day of August 2014 it was as if I was also dead but by the grace of God I found myself in Nigeria. ”

    He said that the dreaded Ebola virus and the huge cost of transporting her remain almost derailed his plan to bring the remains of his beloved wife back to Nigeria for burial. But with the help of his family and younger brother, he said h was able to get the permit to bring her home.

    Speaking on her achievements, he noted that his brilliant wife could have achieved more than what she intend to achieve in life if death had allowed her to live more years. “I did all I could humanly possible to remove her from the wicked hands of death, but our Father Lord had decided that she would leave me at this time.”

    “I will continue where both of us stopped and promise to make more remarkable progress and achievements as if she was still by my side. It will only require me to double my efforts so that our set goals will be achieved.

    Chief Chukwu said his late wife started her political career in 1999 as a member of Alliance for Democracy (AD) “In 1999 and later in the year 2000 she joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and held the position of Ex- officio member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Obio/Akpor chapter and she was a member of Ikwerre Women Forum (IWF) which is a social political organisation in Ikwerre Ethnic Nationality. The Executive governor of Rivers state, His Excellency Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, found her worthy and credible and appointed her the chairperson, Obio/Akpor local government Council Caretaker Committee (CTC) in the year 2011.

    “Within her short stay in office as the chairperson of Obio/Akpor Local government council caretaker committee (CTC), she resurfaced Ihunwo Wike Street and constructed a drainage system to ease water on the street. She did not stop at that; she donated a 500KVA transformer to the Rumuwike community immediately after her stay in office. Uptil now her programme initiatives have continued to enrich the villages, communities, and the entire Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State.”

    The late lawyer attended State School II Holy Trinity Rumuapara from 1980 to 1985 and obtained her First school leaving certificate (FSLC). She attended Community Secondary School Isiokpo from 1985 to 1987. Thereafter, she went to Archdeacon Crowder Memorial Girls’ School (ACMGS) Elelenwo, where she sat for her West African Examination Council (WAEC) and passed with credits. She obtained a certificate in French from University of Port Harcourt in 1992 and obtained a BSc degree in sociology in 1998 before obtaining bachelor of law (LL. B Hons) from Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Port Harcourt, in 2006 -and graduated was called to the bar in 2008.

     

  • Akpabio’s wife lifts 60 widows

    Wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mrs Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, last Sunday touched the lives of  60  poor widows. She also donated to three churches in the state .

    Mrs Akpabio in company donated N7.620 million in cash to the three churches visited and 60 set of wrappers to 60 the widows.

    At St. John’s Parish, Catholic Church, Okobo, Okopedi-Okobo Local Government Area, the governor’s wife donated N1 million. She also gave 20 set of wrappers and N10, 000 each to 20 poor widows in the church.

    At the St Joseph’s Quasi Parish, a Catholic church, Eyongete, Udung Uko Local Government Area, where she was referred to as an ‘answer to prayer” by the Parish Priest, Rev Fr. Unyime Akpan, she gave the church N3 million. She also coordinated her entourage and additional N2.320 million was realised, making N5.320 million for the church. Mrs Akpabio also gave 20 set of wrappers and N10, 000 each to 20  poor widows in the church.

    At St Patrick Quasi Catholic Church, Obio Ndot, Abak Local Government Area, the governor’s wife, after announcing the donation of an 18-seater bus for evangelisation by her husband, Governor Godswill Akpabio, she made a personal donation of N200, 000 for fuelling of the bus. She also gave 20 set of wrappers and N10, 000 each to 20 very poor widows in the church.

    She urged the people of Abak which form part of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District to support her husband, who has indicated interest to represent them at the Senate from 2015.

  • Ibadan mourns over tragic death of Lekan Abass,wife

    The city of Ibadan was thrown into mourning with the sudden death of its illustrious son and daughter, Otunba Lekan Abass and his wife, Folake, in quick succession. Ten days after the Ibadan-based socialite gave up the ghost as a result of cardiac arrest, his wife, who had been in coma for weeks, also died.

    Otunba Abass’s death was said to have occurred after a call he received from his sister-in-law telling him that Folake’s health had seriously deteriorated. As he drove to the hospital in company with some friends, Otunba Abass reportedly developed partial stroke. His condition deteriorated so rapidly that he lost control of the car he was driving and it crashed into a wall. The first aid assistance his friends gave was futile as he breathed his last a few metres from the closest hospital.

    The tragic incident was compounded by the eventual death of his wife who was said to have fallen into coma after some drugs were administered on her to manage her deep vein thrombosis (blood clot). Folake died penultimate Friday after two weeks in coma.

  • My wife is evil, wasteful, says man

    •‘I don’t know why he hates me’

    A 62-year-old property agent, Deji Odutola, aka Hadji White, has prayed the Customary Court in Alagbado, Lagos to dissolve his eight-year-old marriage to Sherifat. Oduntayo is accusing his wife of cruelty, covetousness and dishonesty.

    The marriage, which was sealed under Native and Customary Law in 2006, is blessed with a male child.

    “My wife is evil. Even before I married her, I had allocated all my property to my children here in Nigeria and abroad. I, however, added a caveat: that I could take everything back, if not properly managed.

    So, I gave my wife the house that my first daughter couldn’t maintain and we agreed she would be giving me some amounts of money annually. When she was due to make the first payment, she defaulted. Instead, she spent the money on her six children from her previous marriages.

    “This is the third year and my wife hasn’t given me a kobo from the house I built with my sweat. When I celebrated my birthday, my wife couldn’t make any financial contribution. She only bought a standing fan for me, which I returned because it was the least I expected from her.

    “I have been wearing white dresses for 37 years, so I don’t want my reputation tarnished in anyway; otherwise, I would have engaged some hoodlums to throw her out of my house. She keeps giving flimsy excuses, saying she doesn’t know how to pack her things. She even claims that the house is her son’s share of the property I allocated. But it is a blatant lie.

    “I think our marriage had crumbled before we got here because it’s over three years since I slept with her or even saw her. All I want is the money she collected for four years. I want her out of the house and out of my life, he said.”

    In her defence, 45-year-old Sherifat said:” I really can’t figure out when the problem started. This is because among his 10 wives, I have always been treated as a slave. I have always endured the insults and abuses because I am tired of sleeping under different roofs.

    “When I was expecting our child, he complained of sleeping beside an expectant mother, adding that it made him broke.  Surprisingly, 41 days after I was delivered of the child, my husband asked me if the child was his or someone else’s.

    “My husband has moved me to three different houses for no genuine reasons. I change houses like clothes. Contrary to his claim, he didn’t allocate any house to my son.

    “I used the money I got from the tenants to renovate the house because it was untidy. I wonder why he is asking for money now.  Since we moved into the house, he has not sent money for our son’s upkeep. When I tried to see him, he ordered his workers to throw me out. He doesn’t respect me at all let alone his child. Our son was barely two years old when my husband complained that he didn’t greet him. So, he said he won’t sign any document in my son’s name.

    “I don’t know why he said he is just seeing me after three years. I remember we saw each other at a hotel recently and we even made love that day.

    “Recently, my husband’s friends rough-handled me, seized my items and took me to another house, as ordered by my ‘rich’ husband. I refused to stay there because it was deserted and it had ‘For sale’ boldly written on it. If he can allocate the house to my son, I will gladly live there; otherwise, I will go back to the house I renovated.

    “I don’t know why my husband hates me because he has allotted some property to some women he married after me and the children he had after my son. I don’t want a divorce.”

    The court President, Mr. Olubode Sekoni, invited the parties to a chamber discussion and ordered them to bring four relations each.

    The case was adjourned till September 29.

  • ‘I can’t stand other men staring at my wife’

    A middle-age man, Ayoola Elugbaju has asked the Alagbado Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 17-year-old marriage to Remi.

    He is alleging that she is troublesome and fetish.

    In tears, he said: “My wife acts like the ‘boss’ in our home. She disrespects me and disregards my opinion on all issues. She recently disgraced me in public. On that day, she came to meet me at a bar in our neighbourhood, broke some bottles and ordered me to go home. I was so sober and embarrassed that day because I was with my friends.

    “ She has a caustic tongue.  She hurls abuses at my parents at will. She calls my mum pepeye and my father Baba gie gie. It is clear that she doesn’t see any wrong in what she does or says.  I have always advised her to dress decently because I can’t stand any other man staring at her. But she prefers to expose her body like a whore. Whenever she returns home from any social event, she would happily pick her calls in my presence and tell the caller that she is home safely. Sadly, I can’t talk back.

    “I have now become the launderer in our home because of my wife’s arrogance. Even if I don’t matter to her, should our children suffer lack of motherly love and care when she is still alive?”

    Remi, however, said: “I admit that I harassed him in the public sometime ago, but it was just once. So, how can he say I am irresponsible? I don’t want our marriage dissolved and I don’t want our children with Ayoola either.”

    The marriage is blessed with five children.

    The court President, Mr. Olubode Sekoni, advised the parties to maintain peace and abide by the law.

    The matter was adjourned till October 2.

  • Police officer’s wife, daughter abducted in Abia

    Two unknown men at the weekend abducted the wife and 18-year-old daughter of a police officer attached to the Rivers State Police Command, Mr Cletus Oke.

    The abductors, who operated on a motorcycle, reportedly attacked Oke, a Superintendent of Police (SP), in his Volvo car at 8.30pm at Osusu Abala village, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State.

    They beat him up and took his wife and daughter away to an unknown place in his car.

    It was learnt that the incident occurred on Saturday.

    Abia State Police Commissioner Ibrahim Adamu could not be reached for comments  last night.

    Gunmen, last Thursday, abducted a woman and her two children on the outskirts of Ohuru village in Obingwa Local Government Area.

    The Nation learnt that the police recovered the victim’s Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) at Owerrinta, in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area.

    The police assured that efforts were on to rescue the woman and her children.

  • My husband is irresponsible, aggressive says wife

    A 24-year-old woman, Mary Eze, is seeking the dissolution of her 10-year old marriage with Chigozie Eze, at the Customary Court in Alagbado, a Lagos suburb.

    The marriage has produced three children: Blessing (5), Favour (4) and Peace (2).

    Mrs Eze alleged that her husband destroyed her property, beat up her siblings and seized their children with the intention of taking them to his hometown.

    She said:  “Why should I inform a man who doesn’t feed me about my movement? I don’t have any source of income, but he accuses me of spending money on men. He receives my phone calls without my consent. It has been three months since we spoke to each other. He destroys anything he sees in my possession. He threatened to eject me from our home, claiming that I belong to the streets. When he knew I informed a third party about our misunderstanding, he sent me out of our home because he had warned me against it. I have been sleeping under different roofs because of my ‘bad boy’ husband. He is irresponsible. I hawk meat in neighbouring streets to pay my children’s school fees. But he has never asked how or where I got the money from. He once stripped my elder sister and beat her up because she took me in. He doesn’t respect my folks at all. So, I want my children because they are my priority.”

    Her husband broke down in tears in court, saying he was tired with his wife’s lifestyle.

    Eze said: “I am tired of my absentee wife. She is fond of moving out at odd hours. Whenever I complain, she will attempt to hit me. Surprisingly, when I informed my mother-in-law about my wife’s suspicious movements, she slapped me, saying my wife would go after other men if I continued to be jealous. In truth, I slapped her back because I did not deserve such awful treatment from her. Our third child was only three months old when my wife left with another man for eight months. I was then forced to play the role of a nanny. My landlord could not eject me when my house rent was due because I was literally handicapped within that period. It is sad because her siblings see no harm in all her deeds.

    “My wife came back claiming to have turned a new leaf. So, I took her back because I still loved her. Few weeks after, my wife’s attitude got worse. She started keeping her phone in her pants and was dressing in skimpy clothes at night, pretending to be asleep. We sleep in the same bedroom, but she is always missing in the middle of the night. My wife and her sisters are popular prostitutes at Katangowa Market. Knowing my wife sleeps on the road with other men makes me sad. She hawked for only two weeks and that was the only moment she fed me with her money. I am also tired of her movements, but I love her. I am not ready for any separation. If she continues with this lifestyle, it may affect our children. It is almost one month since my wife left home, abandoning the children to me. I need help”.

    The court’s President, Mr Olubode Sekoni, fixed a chamber interview for the couple and ordered them to bring four relations each and adjourned the matter till September 11.