An Igando Customary Court in Lagos, on Thursday
dissolved the 20-year-old marriage between Mr
Adetoro Onipede and his wife, Olubunmi because she
starved him of s*x.
President of the court, R.I Adeyeri, said that, “all efforts
to reconcile the couple had proved futile as the
petitioner insisted on divorce.
“Both parties are no longer husband and wife, they are
free to go their separate ways,” Adeyeri ruled.
Onipede, 50, had filed a suit on Aug. 21, seeking for the
dissolution of his 20-year-old marriage on the ground
of s*x starvation by his wife.
Onipede said that his wife, Olubunmi, had been denying
him s*x after she gave birth to their last child 14 years
ago.
“She always starves me of s*x and will not even allow
me to touch her. Anytime I tried to force myself to do it,
she will pick up a dangerous weapon to stab me, ” he
said.
According to Onipede, his wife was always spiteful and
always in the habit of bringing him down in the
presence of her friends, family and neighbours.
“Anytime I am short of money and my wife paid the
children’s fees or buy food in the house, she will tell
our neighbours, her friends and even inform her family,
” he said.
Onipede accused his wife of going out of the home and
coming back at will without his consent.
He pleaded with the court to separate them, saying that
his body was not a piece of wood and he wanted to
move on with his life.
Defending the allegations, Olubunmi, 42, told the court
that she denied her husband s*x because he turned her
into a s*x worker.
“My husband had turned me into a prostitute; he will
not give me money except after making love to me.
“I am a wife and not a girl friend or s*x worker, so I
stopped him from making love to me.”
Olubunmi claimed that she always informed her
husband anytime she was going out and she did not
stay out late. The mother of three urged the court not to
grant her husband’s wish as she was still in love with
him.