A retiree, Taofeek Giwa, on Friday prayed an
Idi-Ogungun Customary Court,
Agodi-Ibadan, to dissolve the
seven-year-old marriage with Abiodun Omotayo, on the ground that the respondent
beats him at will. Giwa who recently retired from the Nigerian Prisons Service,
on June 9, filed a suit, seeking dissolution of the marriage.
In his testimony, the petitioner
said Omotayo had turned him to a punching bag and that she constantly beats
him. According to Giwa, the defendant always used the advantage of her huge
stature to oppress and treat him as inferior to her.
“She beats me on any
slight provocation, I dare not correct her mistake, in fact she is in the habit
of tearing my cloth.
“My lord, the worst she did recently
was that she poisoned my meal in an attempt to kill me and I am not ready to
die now. “I plead with the court to separate us to avoid untimely death so that
I can take care of my children and enjoy the fruits of my labour.
“This is because I just retired from
active service to my country and I want to enjoy the fruit of my labour.’’ Giwa
said. Omotayo in her defence, denied all the allegations, but told the court
that the petitioner was the one who used to pursue her with machete.
She agreed with the divorce request,
saying she was tired of living with the plaintiff because of his adulterous
life. She, however, prayed the court to grant him custody of the only child of
the marriage for proper upbringing. President of the court, Mukaila Balogun,
dissolved the marriage and gave the custody of the only child to the
respondent.
Balogun further ordered the
plaintiff to pay N3, 000 monthly allowance to the defendant for the maintenance
of the child. He appealed to both parties to maintain peace and jointly take
care of the only child of the marriage
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