An estranged housewife, Hadijat Yusuf, on Friday prayed a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, to dissolve her ten-year-old marriage to Rasheed, over alleged threat to burn her alive.
The mother of two, an entrepreneur, defined that her husband who accused her of infidelity additionally threatened to burn her house.
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The petitioner, who lives in Apata space in Ibadan, informed the courtroom that she now lives in concern from her husband’s frequent threats.
“Just some years into our union, I saw that Rasheed was stalking me and would beat me each time he suspects me of getting an affair.
“The truth is, I had a miscarriage after he beat me up,” she informed the courtroom.
She informed the courtroom that she purchased the house all of them live in from the N24 million she inherited from her father.
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The petitioner informed the court that Rasheed was an opportunist who grew to become so lazy after seeing the money with her.
The husband nonetheless, opposed the suit, denying all of the allegations.
Rasheed, an Engineer, argued that he nonetheless beloved his wife dearly and that it was not true that he typically beats her.
“The one time I mistakenly injured Hadijat, was once I caught her along with her lover in our matrimonial home.
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“Hadijat’s secret lover later received me arrested,” Rasheed mentioned.
He additionally stressed that the house in question was collectively built by them.
The court’s President, Chief Ademola Odunade, dissolved the union and awarded custody of the 2 children to the petitioner.
He ordered Rasheed to pay N10,000 as monthly maintenance for the children.
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