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Why I flog my Wife Regularly - Nigerian Man give reasons

Thompson Nsisongabasi

May 07, 2022

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An Omu-Aran Area Court in Kwara on Wednesday dissolved a 15-year-old marriage of a carpenter, Akeem Abiodun, over battering of his wife.

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The judge, Mr Adebola Banigbe, said that the court had to dissolve the marriage since Akeem and his wife, Omolara, consented to the dissolution.

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Banigbe reprimanded the carpenter for maltreating Omolara, saying that his low income status was not an excuse.

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He gave the custody of the children to the Omolara, who applied for divorce.

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In her petition on Feb. 27, Omolara prayed the court to dissolve the union, saying that Akeem subjected her to untold hardship since the inception of their marriage.

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"I cannot bear it any longer; in spite of my suffering to cater for the education and upkeep of our five children, all I normally get in return is constant beating.

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" I am no longer interested in the union. I want the court to dissolve it and give me the custody of the children,ÔÇØ Omolara had submitted.

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In his response, Akeem admitted that he beat Omolara constantly, but blamed it on economic hardship.

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" I don't have the economic capacity to take proper care of the children. This has been the cause of my quarrel with my wife.

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"I have searched for contracts without success; the ones I executed did not yield any value; you don't expect me to go and steal.

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I support her plea for the dissolution of the marriage and award of the custody of the children to her,ÔÇØ Akeem said.

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— Thompson Nsisongabasi

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