A
Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, on Monday dissolved the 21-year marriage, between
one Babatunde Olasupo and his wife, Shakirat, over starvation of sex.
The
president of the court, Ademola Odunade, dissolved the marriage on grounds of
irreconcilable differences.
“There
is nothing more the court could do since Babatunde and Shakirat have agreed to
part ways.
“In
the interest of peace and tranquility, the union between Babatunde and Shakirat
has ceased to be henceforth.
“Babatunde
is granted custody of the first three children produced by the union, while
Shakirat shall take custody of the last child because he is still a legal
minor.
“In
addition, Babatunde shall pay a monthly feeding allowance of N5, 000 for the
upkeep of the child in the custody of the respondent,” he said.
Babatunde
had earlier told the court that Shakirat was starving him of sex.
He
also alleged that the respondent was a troublemaker.
“My
lord, Shakirat no longer responds to my sexual need as a housewife and I can no
more cope with it.
“Anytime,
I make advances, she either rain abuses on me or run away, thereby starving me.
“Aside
from that, Shakirat does not co-operate with me to give our four children
quality home training.
“When
ever I want to chastise or beat the children on any wrong doing, Shakirat
shouts at me not to touch the children.
“In
fact, she is misleading our children against me.
“Not
too long ago, Shakirat had knowledge of how our first child who is 21 years old
stole my ATM card and withdrew a huge sum of money from my account.
“She
is a very troublesome wife, she is in no way ready to allow peace to prevail
and I can no longer continue to stay under the same roof with her,” Babatunde
said.
The
respondent, told the court that she also want divorce.
She,
however, asked for the custody of the four children.
“If
the separation will give him peace, he should go, but not with my children.
“My
lord, the problem I have is that anytime Babatunde had sexual intercourse with
me, I fall sick and that is why I no longer allow him to sleep with me.
“It
is true that our first child stole his ATM card to withdraw money, but the boy
has since changed for better.
“Babatunde
doesn’t even cater for me as a man should do to his wife; I only get feeling of
him through telephone calls.
“He
also doesn’t care about our last child who is a sickle cell patient,” Shakirat
said.
In
his appeal to the court, the first child of the couple (name withheld) pleaded
with the court not to terminate the union between his parents.
“My
lord, I have apologised to my father for my misbehaviour for stealing his ATM
card, please, don’t separate them in the interest of us, their children.
“I
think that the problem between them had been since they got married.
“In
fact, I am writing exams, but I can’t stay in school just because of this
matter,” the son said.
- Punch / NAN
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