There
was drama at the Oja-Oba customary court, Mapo, Ibadan, Wednesday, when a
father of three, Oluyomi Ogunsanya, burst into tears while presenting a pack of
female condoms to prove his allegation of promiscuity against his wife,
Sherifat.
But
Sherifat, a Secretary at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun
State, who was praying the court to dissolve her marriage to Ogunsanya, was
quick to respond that the condom was a gift from health workers who were
campaigning against unwanted pregnancy.
The
petitioner had told the court that pressure from her husband had made her
hypertensive and she had, therefore, decided to bow out of the marriage.
She
said, “He usually finds a way to create disagreement between us, which has
resulted in high blood pressure for me. He is a troublemaker and never cares
for the children in the marriage. Please help me appeal to him to allow us live
separately. We built our first house together but I am the sole owner of the
second house. I am tired of him.”
A
weeping Ogunsanya maintained he was a caring father to his children, as well as
to his wife who was seeking for divorce.
The
respondent said he had evidence to prove that his wife was having extramarital
affairs, despite his efforts to ensure comfort for his family.
The
president of the court, Chief Odunade Ademola, adjourned the case till October
8, 2018 for further hearing, explaining the long date was fixed to allow the
couple’s grown-up children intervene in the crisis and possibly resolve it.
- Daily Trust
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