‘She wears provocative dresses, receives phone calls from men while we are in bed’

A man, Fatai Badmus, has approached an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court in Ekiti State,  seeking the dissolution of his 6-year-old marriage to his wife, Sade, on allegations of adultery.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Fatai, an artisan, told the court that his wife was  adulterous, do not care for him and the children, and that there was no more love between them.

He told the court that whenever the respondent leaves home for the restaurant where she works as a caterer, she always return home in the midnight.

The plaintiff stated that his wife had often complained that her boss was the one delaying her because of the many customers patronising their restaurant.

The petitioner said on a particular night, he caught the respondent with a motorcyclist behind a trailer along the street.

‎The father of two told the court that his wife had told him she was going out to buy recharge card, and unknown to her, he trailed her to the point where her secret lover was waiting for her.

The petitioner said he did not confront her or the man, but use the incident to react harshly to her at home.

Fatai added that the respondent never acknowledged him as her husband and was fond of receiving  phone calls from men while in bed with him.

He also accused the wife of deliberately denying him sex for over six months.

Fatai told the court that once the respondent leaves the house in the morning, she won’t bother to come home to prepare lunch or dinner for the children.

“I often cook for my children when my wife is not at home; she is fond of abandoning her matrimonial home and travelling with men.

“On Valentine’s Day, my wife left the house around 8:00 am and came back at 11:00 pm and sometimes she ‎will not even bother about the health of her children.

“I can no longer tolerate her indecent behaviours and I do not love her anymore because she is fond of wearing provocative clothes to attract men.

“I have two witnesses who are my parents; ‎they can testify to my claims before this court,” he said.

Fatai, therefore, urged the court to dissolve their marriage and award him custody of their two children.

The two witnesses of the petitioner, Alhaji Rahmo Badmus, and Alhaja Mariam Badmus, testified to the claims of the petitioner that the respondent was fond of abandoning her children and coming home late.

They told the court that she was also fond of wearing provocative clothes which was contrary to the doctrine of Islam.

The respondent, Mrs Sade Badmus, however, refuted all the allegations leveled against her. She denied having secret affairs with men or coming home late.

She said the petitioner often accused her of having secret affairs whenever she comes late from work around 8:00 pm.

‎Sade further told the court that whenever she wants to travel, she normally informed the petitioner, who usually approve of the journey.

She also denied wearing provocative clothes as claimed by the petitioner and his parents.

The defendant told the court that she has two witnesses who could testify that her children’s welfare was always her priority.

She pleaded with the court not to dissolve their marriage, but requested for the custody of their children if  the petitioner insists on divorce.

The court president, Mrs Olayinka Akomolede, after hearing from both parties, adjourned the case till May 18, for further hearing.