Man 'ask wife to use womb for money making rituals'

Electrician, Ademola Adelanwa, has asked an Idi-Ose Ibadan customary court in Nigeria to dissolve his  11-year-old marriage to his wife, Opeyemi, over her alleged nagging nature  and troublesomeness.

The wife, in her counter argument, accused her husband of once begging her to allow him use her womb to make money rituals.

Ademola told the court that his wife was in the habit of blackmailing and accusing him falsely before their family members, neighbours and church members.

He added that  he had since stopped attending church programmes and packed out of the family house  and now  stays in a rented  apartment.

"There was a time she accused me of stealing her panties for money rituals.

"I was embarrassed when I learnt she had told people about it.

"As God would have it, she later found her panties in the village," he said.

"My wife is fond of nagging, causing trouble and likes to prove tough in the home.

"I have been putting up with her troublesome nature over the years and on three occasions, considered seeking a divorce, but changed my mind because I had to put some things into consideration.

Opeyemi, reacting to the allegations  admitted that she accused her husband of stealing her panties because he was the only person she could point fingers at since he once urged her to allow him use her womb for money rituals.

She stated  that they had endured a lot and stayed together despite the low financial status of the family and swore that under no circumstance would she marry another man.

She, therefore, prayed the court not to grant her husband the divorce.

The court president, Amusa Makinde, observed that the two parties had not displayed enough love to sustain their marriage and therefore urged them to have a rethink for the sake of their children.