Admin l Friday, July 27, 2018
IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – A 56-year-old businesswoman, Grace Okonwa, has urged an Agege Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her 33-year-old loveless marriage. Grace, who hails from Agbor in Delta, told the court on Friday that there was no more love between her and the husband, Macaulay Okonwa, calling him a cultist. The mother of six, who resides at Command, Ipaja area of Lagos, said: “My husband belongs to the ogboni confraternity, he is devilish and demonic.
“Whenever my husband have sexual intercourse with me, my stomach becomes swollen and when l go to the hospital for check-up, it is confirmed there is nothing wrong with me. The petitioner alleged that the husband attacks her and the children spiritually. She claimed that even the children are not spared in his devilish act as he has used his devilish powers to stop them from getting married.
The petitioner also told the court that she only enjoyed her marriage for a few years since she got married because her husband is a wife beater and a chronic fornicator. She said: “My husband has turned me to a punching bag. She usually beats me to a pulp, tears my clothes to pieces and beats me nakedly.
“I moved out of the house sometimes in 1994 when the beatings and embarrassment became unbearable but after much pleadings by his family members and his promise to change, l returned in 1996.” The petitioner said she returned home but after a while the beatings continued and the husband started bringing home different women.
“His lifestyle became worse as he sometimes refused coming home for months. My husband became a chronic fornicator, sleeping with different women without any form of care and when l complain about his ways, he beats me mercilessly.There was a time l complained about his attitude and my husband beat me to a pulp, he used the sole of my shoe to hit my head, l became unconscious and was hospitalized for days.
The petitioner described the husband as a devilish and irresponsible man. She urged the court to dissolve the marriage so that she and her children can live a successful and peaceful life.
“I am no longer interested in the union; I want to live comfortably and in peace with my children. I also want my husband to stop attacking me and my children both spiritually and physically.”
The respondent refused to appear in court after several summons had been sent to him. The court’s President, Mrs Ibironke Elabor, advised the estranged wife to desist from believing that anybody can lay hold of her life, that she should be strong for herself and the children.Elabor, adjourned the case until Aug. 14 for judgement.
