A 28-year-old woman, Mrs.Rachel Raheem, told an Agege customary court
that her husband, Mr. Aliu Raheem, beat her constantly and once
stripped her naked in the public.
The husband denied the allegations. Rachel, who lives at 84, Egbabo
Street Agege, said her husband was fond of bringing home other women
and had sex with them in her presence. According to her, confronting him
on his behaviour always led to him beating the hell out of her.
She informed the court that her husband would not give her more than
#500 as feeding allowance, but would increase the money to #700
whenever he wanted to have sex with her.
The wife claimed that they had lived as husband and wife for 11
years despite the fact that no formal marriage was contracted and no
bride price was paid.
“To my surprise, he got married to another lady secretly, and the
lady delivered a baby shortly after l gave birth to my second child”.
Rachel alleged that her husband became something else after the second
wife moved in. Once, she claimed, he descended heavily on her to the
extent that she had to deliver a baby through Caesarian operation. She
informed the court that her husband threw her belongings out of the
matrimonial home, while she was away in Abeokuta to report the marital
problems to her mother-in-law.
The estranged wife said she regretted marrying Aliu, because “he
was a very difficult person”. Speaking in the same vein, Chief Oloyede
lsaac, who claimed to be Rachel`s father’s childhood friend, testified
that Aliu was wicked, adding that he always beat the wife.
Oloyede informed the court that he was the one that encouraged Rachel
to institute the divorce case when he could no longer tolerate the
way the husband was always stripping his wife naked in pubic. In his
defence, Aliu said his wife lacked care for him and the children.
The husband added that Rachel always returned from the market late
in the night and that the situation made it difficult for him and the
children to eat. He denied beating the wife, but admitted to slapping
her when they had misunderstanding sometime ago.The court president, Mr.
Emmanuel Shokunle, adjourned the case till August 7 for further
hearing.
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