An
Ibadan-based trader, 29-year-old Taiwo Ayoade, has appealed to the
Inalende customary court sitting at Inalende, Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo State,
to dissolve the one-year and a few months marriage between her and her
husband, Olusola Ayoade, over constant beating, which started on their
wedding day in April 2015.
She also accused her husband of misbehaving each time he smokes marijuana.
According to Taiwo, she’s tired of his several beatings and that was why she filed a divorce suit against him.
“One
day, I went to the church with my younger sister and came back at
2:30pm. On getting home, I already knew from his countenance that he was
angry. Not taking into consideration that I had just come into the
house, he requested for his food. I told him I was sorry for the delay.
As if it was wrong to have said ‘sorry,’ he slapped me three times. Not
minding his action, I headed for the kitchen.As
I began the cooking, he moved towards me and beat me to the extent
that I had bruises all over my body and was bleeding until a neighbour
came to my rescue,” she told the court.
Taiwo told the court that she had
reported the case to Olusola’s brother because his father is late,
saying the only statement his mother uttered was that she should try to
endure.
The court asked if Taiwo could state a
reason why her husband developed the habit of beating her. She replied,
“because he saw my ‘best lady’s’ man friend on our wedding day.”
Taiwo further told the court that
Olusola smokes hemp and that anytime he does that, he would lock her up
in the room and beat her.
“There was a day he urinated in one of our water jugs and asked me to drink it,” she said.
The court further asked if she did. In response, Taiwo replied “Yes, I drank it.”
President of the court, Mr Olafenwa
Ramoni, in his ruling, dissolved the marriage, saying it was clear that
the love between Taiwo and Olusola Ayoade has broken down beyond repair.
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