Woman Seeks To Divorce Husband Over Cowardice -READ MORE
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Aug 04, 2022
A business woman, Asiata Oladejo, has decided to divorce husband, Abidemi over lack of bravery and deceit.
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According to Aisata, while speaking to Mapo Grade A Customary Court, in Ibadan, Oyo state, her husband, now estranged had abandoned herself and their children and hid in the toilet while a robbery attack was going on in their house. He had only come out when the robbers had finished their operation and left.
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Oladejo made the submission in her counter argument in the divorce suit filed by her husband.
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She said ÔÇØMy Lord, I am yet to recover from the shock I experienced when a gang of thieves raided our house. He hid in the toilet, leaving me to pant in front of the armed robbers, who terrorised the entire residents of the house.
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My lord, when the thieves arrived at around 1am. on that night, my husband was nowhere to be found to defend the children and I.
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Unknown to me, he hid in the toilet. He only came out when they had gone. My husband wanted us to continue living in that house,ÔÇØ she said.
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Abidemi in his defense said that his wife was ill-tempered.
ÔÇØShe comes to my shop unannounced to torment me. It is true that I hid in the toilet when armed robbers attacked our house. All the attempts made to bring her back home failed, because she said she was unnecessarily scared,ÔÇØ he said
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He prayed the court to grant him custody of the three children because he had been a responsible father.
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In response, the President of the Court, Mrs S. M. Akintayo, granted the order restraining Oladejo from threatening, harassing and interfering in the private life of Abidemi.
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Akintayo also granted custody of the three children to Oladejo, adding that she was in the best position to cater for them.
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"Both petitioner and respondent shall be responsible for the education and other welfare of the children. In addition, Abidemi shall pay a monthly feeding allowance of N20,000 for the children's upkeep. Both of you must maintain peace and order,ÔÇØ Akintayo held.
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She, however, noted that there was no marriage to dissolve between the couple, as their union could not be considered as a marriage.
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She stated that their marriage was not in accordance with laid down customary laws of Nigeria.
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi