‘My wife defecated in our house’ Husband Lament In Oshogbo Court

An Osogbo Grade II Customary Court has dissolved a 12-year-old marriage between one Adenike Ojo and her husband, Sunday, over irreconcilable differences and threat to life

Adenike had approached the court with claims that Sunday had turned her into a punching bag, through incessant beatings, lamenting that “my 12 years marriage to him has been full of physical assaults and trauma, which I cannot bear anymore.”

She hinted that the marriage was blessed with four children, but “since we got married, we have been having quarrels. He beats me and does not take care of me.”

According to Adenike, “there was a time I defecated in the house because our toilet was not in good condition. I could not dispose it due to a social ceremony near our house. I could not carry the feaces through the crowd.

“He got angry and that was the last quarrel we had that made me decide that I have had enough. I have been under serious trauma which has affected my mental stability. I cannot continue to remain in this marriage, which is why I am seeking divorce,” she said.

However, Sunday, in his defence, described the claims of his wife as untrue and frivolous, just as he pleaded with the court not to dissolve the marriage because he did not wish to leave his wife.

“It is not true that I beat her or do not take care of her. She became ill about a year and a half ago, I have taken steps to take care of her, but she will not take her medications. About two months ago, I came home and found her defecating inside the house, I got angry and asked her why she did that.

“I called her parents but before they arrived, she had left with the children. I later returned to meet them in the house and went to buy food, but before I returned, all of them had left with my wife and children. They refused to allow me see my children and I reported to her mother’s sister, who settled the matter and I was allowed to see my children,” he asserted.

In his ruling, president of the court, Chief Bolarinwa Popoola, said that “the mother of the plaintiff who the court gave the assignment to reconcile the parties said no reconciliation was possible,” adding that the “demand of the plaintiff for the dissolution still stands. The court has no choice but to agree with the plaintiff. This marriage is hereby dissolved with immediate effect.

“The court decides that all the children will be better off remaining under the care of their mother and so orders. The defendant will be responsible for their upkeep with the sum of N2,000 per month for each child. He is granted right of access to his children.”