A housewife, Mrs Mutiatu Olaosebikan, has lost her
seven-year-old marriage for demanding money from her husband before sex.
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday
granted the request of her estranged husband to dissolve the union.
Delivering his judgment, the President of the
court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said from all indications it appeared that the
estranged couple were tired of the marriage and all efforts to reconcile them
had failed.
“Since both parties had consented to the
dissolution of their marriage, this court has no choice than to dissolve the
marriage.
“The court pronounce the marriage between Mr
Sunday Olaosebikan and Mrs Mutiatu Olaosebikan dissolved today, both parties
henceforth cease to be husband and wife.
“Both are free to go their separate ways
without any hindrance or molestation,” the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quotes
Omilola as saying.
Omilola as saying.
The court also granted the custody of the only
child of the marriage to the mother.
Earlier, Mr Sunday Olaosebikan, had told the
court that his wife had always refused him sex until she collected at least N500
and that he was tired of paying N500 per bout before having sex with his wife.
and that he was tired of paying N500 per bout before having sex with his wife.
He also told the court said that Mutiatu had
threatened to kill him, and that she stabbed him with dangerous weapons whenever
they had misunderstanding.
they had misunderstanding.
“My lord, she once stabbed me with a broken
bottle on my head and I bled heavily which landed me in the hospital.
“Mutiatu places her kitchen knife under her
pillow and when I queried her, she said her pastor instructed her to use it
anytime he had bad dreams.
anytime he had bad dreams.
“But whenever I requested for sex or during
argument, she brings out the knife threatening to stab me,’’ he said.
He described his wife as an aggressive and
violent person, saying “she may kill me if I continue with the marriage.”
“I ran away from the house to avoid untimely
death.
“Also because of her bad behaviour, she could
not get a steady job.”
The 42-year-old businessman begged the court to
terminate the union on grounds of lack of love.
However, Mutiatu, said her husband, Sunday,
usually discharged his sperm on the floor during sexual intercourse (withdrawal
method).
“My husband no longer releases sperm into me
when we had sex. He is in the habit of pouring his sperm on the floor, he does
not want me to get pregnant again.
“He started this withdrawal method five years
ago; I only have one child who is six years old; now, he can go more than six
rounds, but will never release the sperm into me, instead he pours it on the
floor.
“Whenever I queried him about the withdrawal
method, he could not give a satisfactory answer,’’ she said.
The respondent said her husband was an
“untamed chatterbox,’’ who cannot keep the family secrets.
She said he has a habit of sharing their family
issues with his relatives, friends and even, the public.
“There was a day I was attacked spiritually and
blood was gushing out of my eyes, nose and mouth.
“When I was rushed to a prayer house, I was
told that my husband caused the sickness because he talks too much
about our affairs in the public,’’ she said.
about our affairs in the public,’’ she said.
The 34-year-old trader also described her
husband as tight-fisted as she has been the one taking care of their baby
from birth.
from birth.
“My husband turned me into a punching bag that
anytime we had misunderstanding, he would beat the hell out of me.”
She urged the court to grant her husband’s
request for the dissolution of the marriage as she was also tired of
the union.
- DailyTrust / NAN
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