A woman has told the court that her husband is known for seeking divorce from his wives immediately they deliver a baby.
Thirty-one-year-old mother
of one, Juliana Olu-Obafemi, alleged that she is the fifth wife and
that each of her four predecessors was divorced after they had a baby by
their husband, 53-year-old Sunday Olu-Obafemi.
Mr. Olu-Obafemi, however, said he sought divorce when he could no longer
meet the demands of his wife’s family for money, saying the more he
gave, the more they demanded.
Juliana is one of the five women he had been married to at separate times.
He pleaded with a Badagry Customary Court to dissolve his six-year marriage over his mother-in-law’s interference.
Olu-Obafemi, 53, who resides at No. 1, Sunday Obafemi St. in Ajara, Badagry, Lagos
State, told the court that anytime his wife received phone calls from
her mother, she would turn violent.
“My lord, the problem with my
wife is that anytime she receives calls from her mother, she becomes
violent and demands for money.
“Each time I meet her demand, she is always happy with me; but whenever I fail to meet her demands, it is always trouble for me.
“I have done everything possible to satisfy my wife’s family. I bought a
new motorcycle for her father and made her younger sister to live with
us.
“I gave her mother N50,000 five times to start a business so that she would leave us alone, but to no avail.
“I bought two sewing machines for my wife and paid for her training, but the demand for money still persisted.
“I did not have money this year to meet their demands because I had to bury my father in 2018; that’s how the problem started.”
The
complainant therefore pleaded with the court to dissolve the marriage
forthwith, saying that there was no more love between him and his wife,
one Juliana.
Juliana, 31, however, denied all the allegations, pleading with the court not to dissolve the union.
“Sunday
is an ideal husband any woman should pray to have,” she stated, noting
that she was still in love with him and that life without him was
meaningless for her.
“My lord, my husband has a temper, anything
he says is final. I am 31 years old and on hypertension drug. I am the
one with no rest of mind.
“I am his fifth wife and what he is
doing today, he has done to four other women. But in order to save my
marriage from collapse like those of the other wives, I developed
hypertension.
“My daughter is still young. I don’t want her to
have a separated family. I don’t want her to go through the trauma the
other children are passing through.
“He divorced his wives after they each had a child. I believe that this is a curse and I have been praying to break it.
“My husband is very caring and loves his daughter very much. I want to be
with him. I don’t have anywhere to go from here,” Juliana said.
The President of the court, Mr. Sakirudeen Adekola, adjourned the case until February 12 for judgment.
(NAN)
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