Bernard Towoju, a pastor has asked an Igando Customary Court for divorce as he can no longer tolerate his wife’s ill-nature and trouble. The troubled couple have been married for 25-years.
According to Towoju, his wife, Abosede, always strips naked to swear for him with her private part anytime they had issues.
“I cannot continue to make love with a woman who always swears for me with her private part,” he said.
“She once came to my office to fight me and tore my clothes in the presence of my colleagues. We fight on daily basis and hurt each other a lot.
“We always land in the police station after our fight, in fact, we are regular customers at the station,’’ he said.
“My wife always hits me with dangerous weapons whenever we are fighting.
“I had to run away from the house I built with my money 10 years ago to rent an apartment for safety.
“She chased me with cutlass, bottles and sticks; our neighbours can testify to that.
“I am afraid, I cannot sleep under the same roof with her with my two eyes closed,” he said.
He begged the court to dissolve the marriage as he was no longer interested in the relationship.
In her defence, Abosede, however, accused her husband of calling her a witch.
“He said everywhere he went for solution to his problems they always told him that I am behind his predicament.“My hands are clean, I know nothing about his woes,’’ said the estranged wife.“Bernard abandoned me and the children 10 years ago, I have been taking care of the children,” the 36-year-old fashion designer added.
Bosede who has four children for the pastor urged the court not to grant her husband’s request for the dissolution of the marriage, saying “I still love him.”
The case was adjourned until Oct. 31 for further hearing.
NAN