I caught her and her friend’s husband romancing in the dark —Husband
A woman, Fatima Animashaun, has approached Oja Oba/Mapo Court C Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, asking that her union with her husband, Taofik Animashaun, be ended.
Fatima’s action is predicated on her husband’s allegation that she was adulterous. She added that he was in the habit of monitoring her movements and activities.
“My husband is jealous and he’s in the habit of accusing me of adultery.
“He abandons his job and monitors my movements and activities.
“He once accused me of dating my friend’s husband which I find very absurd.
“He would have succeeded in causing a rift between my friend and I who is my destiny helper, but for the trust she had in me.
“My friend had been there for me through thick and thin. When my husband and I were financially handicapped, she single- handedly bought me a grinding machine which income my family lived on.
“My husband lied that he saw me and my friend’s husband romancing in the dark.
“He beat the hell out of me; I bled as a result of the injury I sustained from his beating.
“I was later asked to swear by the koran which I did.
“My friend’s husband who is learned on hearing the accusation leveled against him threatened to sue my husband for defamation of character. , but our relatives and friends prevailed on him, “Fatima stated.
“A few months later, I went to fetch water early in the morning; I didn’t know my husband was trailing me. He woke the neighbourhood up with his noise. He ran after me, shouting that I was going to meet one of my lovers.
“I felt highly embarrassed. I reported him to his parents and mine.
“The two families came together and mediated in the dispute. After listening to both of us, they blamed him for being irrational and jealous.
“He was not satisfied with the verdict and kept to himself for days.
“He later packed his belongings and moved out of our home. I reported this action to his friends and family.
“They tried to counsel him, but he refused to listen.
“I also moved out of the house, “she told the court.
“She’s an adulterer, “Taofik told the court.
“Her friend’s husband is her lover. He lives near us.
“He was always paying us visits, but I never knew he was dating my wife.
“I was returning home one night on my motor bike when the head light shone and revealed two figures cuddling each other at a street corner near my house. As I drove closer, I realised they were my wife and her friend’s husband.
“I never knew they had been sleeping with each other under my nose. I later learnt from neighbours that they had been dating for a while.
“My lord, I don’t want her near me again because my life is not safe with her, “the defendant stated.
In his judgment, Chief Ademola Odunade, ended their marriage and gave custody of the last child who is 11 years old to the plaintiff. The other two were to be with the defendant.
He ordered the defendant to pay N5,000 monthly as the child’s feeding allowance and be responsible for his education.