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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