A trader in Ibadan, Gbade Olaniyi has at an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court sought to dissolve his marriage to his wife on grounds that she beats him regularly. Read some of his statements below
”my wife has emasculated me. She has sent my friends and family away.
“Anytime we have a minor misunderstanding, she gives me dirty slaps. In fact, she slapped me on Sunday, Aug. 2, 10 days ago and tore my skin with her fingernails.
“She said she did it I did not tell her where I went when she asked me. She has neglected her role as a wife because she leaves home for days and even months for no reason,” he said.
Olaniyi
The wife, Olubunmi on the other hand claims her husband shirked his responsibility and now has an affair with another woman giving her money for sustenance musch to the detriment of herself and her children. She did not however deny claims of hitting him, she is also in favour of an annulment of their marriage.
The presiding Judge has adjourned the case and requested their extended family returns with them on the 19th of August.