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Retired Civil Servant Weep In Court, Seeks Divorce In Oyo | SEE WHY

Faith Ukanwa

Oct 14, 2021

A 64-year old retired civil servant, Amos Akinlolu, has begged a Grade 'A' Customary Court, sitting at Mapo, in Ibadan, Oyo State to dissolve his marriage of over three decades.

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Akinlolu sought divorce on the grounds that his estranged wife, Funmilayo was an unrepentant adulterer, who has become a 'public tap where all men fetch water'.

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The man who knelt down in court, weeping, said;

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"My lord, peace is now a thing of the past in my family since Funmilayo started making herself a public tap where all men fetch water.

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"I can no longer bear living under the same roof with an adulterous wife, because she poses a threat to me.

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"I will commit suicide if this court refuses my prayerÔÇØ.

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However, Funmilayo denied all her estranged husband's claim.

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"My lord, Akinlolu has never caught any man in bed with me.

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"He kept accusing me of infidelity and that is the reason why there has not been peace in the family,ÔÇØ Funmilayo said.

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The President of the court, Mrs Imoleayo Akinrodoye, dissolved the marriage in the interest of peace and tranquility, after the duo's five children agreed.

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— Faith Ukanwa

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