by Isi Esene

Adesuwa Oluwalere, a 33-year-old woman approached a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court Agege pleading a dissolution of her 12 year marriage to her husband over threat to life and frequent beating.

She accused her husband of spending money outside their home instead of contributing to the upkeep of the home and the education of the children. She also told the court that her husband is fond of accusing her of infidelity, an accusation which she denied.

Adesuwa, who lives at 18b, Kayode Joseph Street, Powerline, Oke-Ira, Ogba, said, “My husband had wanted to make love to me in the presence of our children but  I refused. He then beat me mercilessly to the extent of removing one of my teeth.

“If my husband has money, he won’t give me and the children, he prefers to go to the club and declare surplus and when the money is finished, he comes home to steal my money,” she continued.

The clearly agitated woman continued stating her case saying, “We live in one room  but  my husband won’t wait till mid night when  our children will be asleep before drawing my  pants.”

“He left the church we were both going because he accused me of going out with our pastor and I am fed up  with all of this behaviour,” she stated.

Adesuwa’s husband, Ibukun, denied some of the allegations leveled against him and insisted that his wife sleeps around with other men.

He said, “My wife flirts with different men, she even goes to the extent of sending money and recharge cards to them from my money. I traced her to where she was going one day and saw her entering an hotel, the man she was going to meet had already waited for her.

“She, however, told me she was going to night vigil in the church. When she came back the next morning, I saw that her pant was wet with sperm. So, why won’t I beat her?” he asked rhetorically.

“I saw a lot of love text messages on her phone, and the account number of one of her lovers and the one she sent to him that she had paid the money. She has denied me sex since April because she goes about sleeping with different men, whereas I don’t have a girl friend,” he said.

He said his wife has constantly denied him of sex and she must be ready to bear him a fourth child if she wants to return to his home.

In his ruling the Court President, Emmanuel Sokunle told the couple to go back home and settle the matter within the family.

He advised them to be mature in their reconciliation moves saying, “Maintain the peace while you are on reconciliation moves”.

He then adjourned the case to October 22 for further hearing.