A policewoman, Folakemi Abe, has sued her husband, Temitope Abe, before the customary court at Oja-Oba, Mapo, Ibadan, alleging that he usually demands for sex and favourite foods after beating her.
Folakemi, who had sought an end to her marriage to Abe, alleged that this particular behaviour of her husband often happened whenever she could not afford to feed the family, especially when she could not provide him his favourite food.
She added she had to oblige Abe his demands on many occasions so she could keep her home because of the children in the marriage.
The policewoman disclosed there was a scary moment in the marriage when her husband allegedly attempted to kill her, saying she strongly believed that one of their children who died was a victim of her husband’s plot.
“My lord, separate us. I am fed up. My husband doesn’t care about the needs of the family. He doesn’t take care of me and our children.
“The most scary thing that made me decide to want to divorce him was the mysterious death of my 11-year-old baby. When my husband got to the hospital where the boy was admitted during his sickness, he brought out something from his pocket and rubbed it on his body. Immediately he finished, the boy died.
“He had threatened to kill me many times also. Even last week, he sent a pastor to me that he won’t leave me alone and will deal with me if I make any further move on divorce,” Folakemi said.
The court learnt that Abe, said to be a businessman, had allegedly told the court attendant who served him the court notice that he wouldn’t honour its invitation.
The president of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade, dissolved the marriage and granted the custody of the four children in the marriage to the plaintiff.
He mandated the defendant to be responsible for the children’s welfare and also ordered him to pay the sum of N10,000 monthly as feeding allowance for the children.
