The Igando Customary Court,
Lagos, has dissolved the marriage of a Pentecostal Pastor, Bernard Towoju and
his wife, Abosede, over the wife’s alleged use of her private part to invoke
curses on the husband.
The 53-year-old pastor, in a
divorce petition told the court that “I cannot continue to make love with a
woman who always goes naked and swears for me with her private part”.
“She once came to my office to
fight me and tore my clothes in the presence of my colleagues. We fight on
daily basis and hurt each other a lot.
“We always land in the police
station after our fight, in fact, we are regular customers at the station,’’ he
said.
The petitioner accused his wife
of threatening his life, adding that his wife always hit him with dangerous
weapons whenever they quarreled.
“I had to run away from the house
I built 10 years ago to rent an apartment for safety.
“She chased me with cutlass,
bottles and sticks; our neighbours can testify to that.
“I am afraid, I cannot sleep
under the same roof with her with my two eyes closed,” he said.
He begged the court to dissolve
the marriage, that the love he once had for her had faded and he could no
longer tolerate her ill-nature and troubles.
The respondent, Abosede, a
fashion designer, accused her husband of calling her a witch.
“He said everywhere he went for
solution to his problems, they always tell him that I am behind his
predicament.
“My hands are clean; I know
nothing about his woes.
“Towoju abandoned me and the
children 10 years ago, I have been taking care of the children,” the 46-year-old
woman added.
The mother of four urged the
court not to grant her husband’s request for the dissolution of the marriage,
saying “I still love him”.
In his judgment, the court
President, Mr Akin Akinniyi, said the petitioner was adamant despite all
mediation from the court and family.
“Since the petitioner insisted on
divorce after several interventions, the court has no choice than to dissolve
the union in spite of the fact that the wife still claims she loves her
husband.
“The court pronounced the
marriage between Pastor Bernard Towoju and Mrs Abosede Towoju dissolved today,
both parties henceforth ceased to be husband and wife.
“Both are free to go their
separate ways without any hindrances and molestation,” Akinniyi ruled.
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