A housewife, Mrs
Mutiatu Olaosebikan, has lost her seven-year-old marriage for demanding money
from her husband before sex.
An
Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted the request of her
estranged husband to dissolve the union.
Delivering
his judgment, the President of the court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said from all
indications it appeared that the estranged couple were tired of the marriage
and all efforts to reconcile them had failed.
“Since
both parties had consented to the dissolution of their marriage, this court has
no choice than to dissolve the marriage.
“The
court pronounce the marriage between Mr Sunday Olaosebikan and Mrs Mutiatu
Olaosebikan dissolved today, both parties henceforth cease to be husband and
wife.
“Both
are free to go their separate ways without any hindrance or molestation,” the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quotes Omilola as saying.
The
court also granted the custody of the only child of the marriage to the mother.
Earlier,
Mr Sunday Olaosebikan, had told the court that his wife had always refused him
sex until she collected at least N500 and that he was tired of paying N500 per bout before having sex with his wife.
He
also told the court said that Mutiatu had threatened to kill him, and that she
stabbed him with dangerous weapons whenever they had misunderstanding.
“My
lord, she once stabbed me with a broken bottle on my head and I bled heavily
which landed me in the hospital.
“Mutiatu
places her kitchen knife under her pillow and when I queried her, she said her
pastor instructed her to use it anytime he had bad dreams.
“But
whenever I requested for sex or during argument, she brings out the knife
threatening to stab me,’’ he said.
He
described his wife as an aggressive and violent person, saying “she may kill me
if I continue with the marriage.”
“I
ran away from the house to avoid untimely death.
“Also
because of her bad behaviour, she could not get a steady job.”
The
42-year-old businessman begged the court to terminate the union on grounds of
lack of love.
However,
Mutiatu, said her husband, Sunday, usually discharged his sperm on the floor
during sexual intercourse (withdrawal method).
“My
husband no longer releases sperm into me when we had sex. He is in the habit of
pouring his sperm on the floor, he does not want me to get pregnant again.
“He
started this withdrawal method five years ago; I only have one child who is six
years old; now, he can go more than six rounds, but will never release the
sperm into me, instead he pours it on the floor.
“Whenever
I queried him about the withdrawal method, he could not give a satisfactory
answer,’’ she said.
The
respondent said her husband was an “untamed chatterbox,’’ who cannot keep
the family secrets.
She
said he has a habit of sharing their family issues with his relatives, friends
and even, the public.
“There
was a day I was attacked spiritually and blood was gushing out of my eyes, nose
and mouth.
“When
I was rushed to a prayer house, I was told that my husband caused the sickness
because he talks too much about our affairs in the public,’’ she said.
The
34-year-old trader also described her husband as tight-fisted as she has been
the one taking care of their baby from birth.
“My
husband turned me into a punching bag that anytime we had misunderstanding, he
would beat the hell out of me.”
She
urged the court to grant her husband’s request for the dissolution of the
marriage as she was also tired of the union.
Source:NAN
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