A middle-aged father, Ojo Adewole, on Wednesday
told an Ikole Customary Court in Ekiti that he was involved in rape because his
wife starved him of sex.
Adewole, who made this known when he testified in
a divorce petition by his wife, Omotayo,35, admitted being involved in a rape
case but blamed it on the wife.
He said, “Your honour, my wife had always starved
me of sex. Instead of taking care of me and the house, she went about partying
and making friends.
“My wife is simply wayward and the family had
always supported her deeds.
“Your honour, I may not have the moral justification to ask for the
preservation of the marriage, but I am praying the court to reduce my monthly
financial obligation to my children to N5,000.”
“My prayer for the slashing of the upkeep money
hinges on the fact that I have just been released from detention and I do not
have any tangible source of livelihood at the moment.’’
Omotayo had told the court that Adewole had been
“sexually unruly’’, adding that he had gambled out their collective property
and money.
She said, “Your honour, my husband is so addicted
to gambling to the extent of using my three cell phones, cooking stove and
other house utensils to gamble.
“His habitual drunkenness made him to beat me so
often.
“He is not also responsible for the upkeep of our
five children as he evades paying their school fees. Your honour, I am tired of
the marriage and I want it dissolved forthwith.”
She further said, “The father of my children does
not have respect for her family members even though all of us stood by him when
he was involved in a rape case.’’
The mother of five had sought for the custody of
all the children and prayed the court to compel the respondent to assign some
amount monthly for their upkeep.
In her Judgment, the President of the court, Mrs
Yemisi Ojo, dissolve the 15-years-old marriage between Omotayo and Adewole for
promiscuity and gambling lifestyle.
Ojo held that the petitioner’s request had merit
and “in the light of the evidence before the court it is clear that the
respondent’s lifestyle had put off the feelings the petitioner initially had
for him.
“It is appropriate in the circumstance for
parties to be allowed to go their separate ways.
“I, therefore, order that the custody of the
children from the union would remain with the petitioner,’’ the president held.
Ojo said: “the respondent is ordered to give his
ex-wife the sum of N10, 000 monthly for the upkeep of the children on monthly
basis.’’
(NAN)
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