A nurse, Shukurat Adewumi, on
Monday sought the dissolution of her 17-year-old marriage to her husband,
Adewale, in a Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan on grounds that he
forced to have 15 abortions.
Shukurat, a mother of three, made
the claim in her counter argument before Chief Ademola Odunade, the court’s
President.
NAN reports that she said, ”He
forced me to have abortion 15 times, putting my life at risk.
”He denied paternity of my three children.
“Some years ago when he left me
to live with his concubine, Adewale returned home well ill and I took care of
him.
“For the past two years, he
declined paternity of our last child and recently came home to steak the only
gas cooker we have.
“Adewale smashed the cylinder on
my forehead because I tried to prevent him from taking it away.
“I fainted and was hospitalized, his
parents and relatives are all aware of his evil against me.
“Adewale has married two wives
elsewhere,” Shukurat said.
In his earlier account, Adewale,
a factory worker said that he filed the suit due to his wife’s constant threat
on his life.
“Never did I know that she was a
hooligan and street fighter when I got married to her.
“She has caused me so much
embarrassment and I can no longer withstand it.
“I want custody of my children if
she remarries,” Adewale stated.
Delivering judgment, Odunade who
was represented by Alhaji Suleiman Apanpa dissolved the marriage in the
interest of peace.
He awarded custody of the three
children to the respondent and ordered the petitioner to pay N15,000 as their
monthly feeding allowance.
He also directed Adewale to be
responsible for their education and other welfare.
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