A businesswoman, Nafisat Olajire, on Monday, petitioned a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 18-year marriage to her husband, Sarafa Olajiree, because he often attempts to strangle her.
The mother of two who lives at Olunkemi-Olomi in Ibadan testified before Chief Ademola Odunade, the president of the court, that her husband had held her neck to the state of unconsciousness before and that it took special medical intervention before she was revived.
- Hubby demands refund of N1.1m from divorce-seeking wife
- My husband sucks my menstrual blood, Kano divorce seeking wife tells court
“My lord, I have not had peace of mind for the past 18 years of my marriage to Sarafa due to his cruelty to me through constant battery and humiliation in public places.
“In fact, he is usually aiming at taking my life no matter who is watching him.
“The last one he did that led to the filing of this suit was when he squeezed my neck and I fainted.
“That was not Sarafa’s first time of attempting to kill me; he often boasts even in front of my parents that he would one day terminate my life.
“In addition, he does not dignify me because he frequently strips me naked.
“Sarafa also hunts me about in town, threatening that he would slaughter me,” Nafisat said.
However, the respondent who earns his livelihood as a vulcaniser opposed the suit, but could not deny most of the allegations levelled against him.
Sarafa, who resides at Olomi-Academy area of Ibadan, submitted that his wife was highly disobedient and unwilling to abide by his instructions.
Odunade consequently dissolved the marriage, citing threat to life as the reason.
He granted custody of the two children produced by the union to the petitioner.
The arbitrator ordered Sarafa to pay N10,000 as the children’s monthly feeding allowance in addition to being responsible for their education among other things.
