Rashidat
Adesokan, a mother of six, on Wednesday asked a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan
to dissolve her 28- year-old marriage to her husband, Mustafa, for allegedly
“lacing her with “magun’’ charm.
The News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that magun is believed to be a potent charm
among the Yoruba deployed to cause harm or even death to a promiscuous partner
and the lover.
Rashidat,
in her petition to the court, said her husband had ruined her life as a result
of the charm.
“My lord,
ever since we moved to our newly completed building, Mustafa has been a pain on
my neck by denying me adequate care and love.
“He makes
no provision for the children and I because I have been soley responsible for
the upkeep of the children.
“Worst of
all, Mustafa had on four different occasions laced me with magun such that
blood has been discharging from my genitals.
“He has
exposed me to all sorts of humiliation in the neighbourhood in spite of my plea
for forgiveness over alleged adultery.
“He told
everyone in the neighbourhood that I am unfaithful and a prostitute.
“Mustafa
categorically told me to leave his home or be ready to die in shame.
“He also
ejected all the children I had for him, referring to them as products of bad
motherhood.
“In fact,
Mustafa had previously gone to a certain private radio station in Ibadan where
he exposed me to ridicule and embarrassment.
“”Even
before the children, he is such a worthless soul.
“The
person my husband accused me of having an affair with is a neighbour who often
paid us visits.
“It is
true that I usually offer the neighbour food and he sometimes offers me ride on
his motorcycle.
“Mustafa,
however, had stopped having sexual intercourse with me before I left his home,
claiming I would harm him.
“Unknown
to me, the blood discharge I was experiencing was the side effect of the magun
which he had placed on me so that any man who sleeps with me will die,”
Rashidat said.
However,
the respondent who did not deny most of the allegations levelled against him,
submitted that his wife was adulterous.
Mustafa
said that though he was initially opposed to divorce, he was changing his mind
after the plaintiff had insisted on separation.
“If she is
not willing to swallow her pride, Rashidat can go.
“My lord,
I was initially trying to keep our union because of our six children
“I had all
along demonstrated my care and love for her and the children by constantly
going into the bush to fetch firewood for cooking,’’ he said.
Ademola
Odunade, the president of the court, ordered the duo to produce their six
children in court and adjourned the case till July 18 for judgment.
- NAN
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