My husband left us and hid in the toilet during robbery att@ck, Nigerian woman tells court

A businesswoman recognized as Asiata Oladejo, has told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court, in Ibadan, Oyo state to grant her divorce on grounds that her ex-husband, identified as Abidemi, was untrustworthy and left her and their children during a robbery att@ck.

”My Lord, I am yet to recover from the shock I experienced when a gang of th!eves raided our house. He hid in the toilet, leaving me to pant in front of the armed robbers, who terrorized the entire residents of the house.

Oladejo made this statement in her counter argument in the divorce suit filed by her husband.

My lord, when the thieves arrived at around 1am. on that night, my husband was nowhere to be found to defend the children and I.

Unknown to me, he hid in the toilet. He only came out when they had gone. My husband wanted us to continue living in that house,” she said.

Abidemi defended himself and said that his wife was short-tempered. 

”She comes to my shop unannounced to torment me. It is true that I hid in the toilet when armed robbers attacked our house. All the attempts made to bring her back home failed, because she said she was unnecessarily scared,” he said

He implore the court to grant him custody of the three children because he had been a responsible father.

Mrs S.M. Akintayo, Delivering judgment, the President of the Court, granted the order preventing Asiata from intimidating, harassing and interfering in the private life of her ex-husband.

Akintayo permitted Oladejo to be in charge of the three children, adding that she was in the best position to take care of them.

“Both petitioner and respondent shall be responsible for the education and other welfare of the children. In addition, Abidemi shall pay a monthly feeding allowance of N20,000 for the children’s upkeep. Both of you must maintain peace and order,” Akintayo held.

However, Akintayo stated that there was no marriage to dissolve between the couple, because their union could not be considered as a marriage. She noted that their marriage was not in accordance with laid down customary laws of Nigeria.

Originally posted 2022-08-04 09:28:22.