 "Locked the husband in the room, then crossed all boundaries, stood firmly in front of the judge, said – yes, I have done it…")
The news of quarrel between husband and wife often comes to light. After marriage, it is expected that the couple will maintain this beautiful bond for the rest of their lives, but this is not necessarily the case in every case. Sometimes daily fights between husband and wife turn the house into hell. After which the husband, who vowed to live with him for life, is afraid to even return home from office. One such case came to light in Nigeria’s Ayo State, where the wife crossed all the boundaries. The frightened husband finally reached the court and pleaded for justice.
Karim Yekini, who came to seek divorce, told the court in Ibadan, Ayo State, that my wife has crossed all limits by beating me. She threatens me as well as blackmails me. He has appealed for divorce to save his wife from Opemi. The man said that his wife has ruined his life. Yekini alleged that his wife had bewitched him, causing him a lot of trouble and also promised to continue blackmailing him to defame him for the rest of his life.
locked me in the room…
“One day my wife locked me in a room, due to which I could not go about my daily work,” Yekini told the court. He also confiscated my car keys and invited the Amotekun Corps (Security Network in the South-West) to deal with me for no reason,” he told the court, adding that neighbors and family members never tried to intervene. “Because they fear my wife.”
The wife confessed her crime before the court
The judge then called upon the wife, Opemi, to present her views. She stood firm before the court and did not deny any charge. The wife told the court that all this should be settled peacefully. It is true that I am fighting with my husband for no reason. I tried to calm my husband down before I decided to come to court, but he refused to listen to my pleas for mercy. “If he maintains his stance, I pray that the court will grant me custody of the only child between us,” Opemi said. The court then held that the marriage between the two had not been solemnized and was therefore illegal. The custody of the child has been handed over to the mother. The husband was ordered to pay a monthly allowance of Rs 10,000.