How Lagos Court Dissolved a 16-year-old Marriage Over S*x Starvation, Physical Assault and Ritual

Posted by Odinaka on Wed 07th Sep, 2016 - tori.ng

The Igando customary court on Wednesday, dissolved a 16-year-old marriage over accusations of money ritual, physical assault, and s*x starvation of the wife by the husband.

The 16-year-old marriage between Funmilayo Adedeji and Emmanuel Adedeji, were on Wednesday, September 9, dissolved by the Igando Customary Court over Fumilayo’s accusations that her husband used their physically challenged son for money ritual.

According to a report by Vanguard, the Lagos court equally dissolved the marriage on another claims of a 10-year s*x starvation of the wife by the husband.

“My husband refused to make love to me since 2006, I don’t know his reasons. I had called members of my family and those of his family to intervene but he refused to change. My body yearns for s*x but I don’t just want to commit adultery because I want all the children to be fathered by one man.

“He had always rejected medical treatment and had refused me approaching a church for deliverance. I always cursed him because he used to beat me; he once beat me to a pulp after which I landed in the hospital," she said.

The mother of two also accused her husband of using their son for ritual because he started showing signs of prosperity immediately they gave birth to the born.

“My husband’s wealth became noticeable and started booming after the birth of our baby. Our son is now 12 years old, but he can neither walk nor talk. He wanted to divorce me so that I will no longer persuade him to take the boy to hospital for treatment," she said while begging the court not to grant her husband’s wish, saying she was still in love.

Meanwhile, the 51-year-old petitioner and clearing agent, Emmanuel had approached the court seeking to end his 16-year-old marriage over defamation of his character by his wife, as well as beating him in public and also claimed that curses from his wife were beginning to affect his life and business negatively.

“My wife won’t stop accusing me of using my physically challenged son for money ritual. “It is God that has blessed me with wealth; I never used my son for any ritual.

“My wife always curses me very early in the morning and those curses are now coming to pass in my life, Please, dissolve the marriage before the devil will use me," he said before pleading with the court to dissolve the marriage, saying he was no longer in love and would not want to commit murder.

The president of the court, Adegboyega Omilola, who delivered his judgment, said the petitioner was adamant despite several mediations from the court and family intervention on the issue.

“Since the petitioner insisted on a 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 loved her husband.

“The court hereby pronounces the marriage between Emmanuel Adedeji and Funmilayo Adedeji dissolved today; both parties, henceforth, ceased to be husband and wife.

“Both are free to go their separate ways without any hindrances and molestation,’’ Omilola ruled.