When 71-year-old mechanic, Mr Mojidi Osho and his wife, Tolu got married in 1973, they exchanged vows to love each other and live together till death.
But 47 years down the lane, Mojidi says he is tired of the marriage and wants to get it dissolved by the Court of Law.
His reason is because his wife with whom he had 10 children in marriage, denied him his matrimonial right to sleep with her.
At the Igando Customary Court in Lagos where the matter is pending, Mojidi said
“The last time my wife allowed me to sleep with her was 10 years ago. I am starving seriously but whenever I come home with my girlfriends, she will chase them away”.
The septuagenarian also accused his wife of threatening to kill him so that she can inherit his property.
“My wife has been feeding me with poison. “There was a day I fainted and was rushed to the hospital and it was detected that I ate poison.” “I thought I will not survive it but God saved me and I stopped eating her food.’’ Mojidi told the Court.
The embattled man described his wife as a witch who has been attacking him in the spiritual realm.
“On two occasions, she shot arrows at me in my sleep which lead to sicknesses but God healed me. She also buried charm in my workshop and customers stopped patronizing me. My wife made me impotent but I later survived it after spending huge amount in the hospital and herbal treatment. Tolu makes my life miserable; I would have gone far in life if I have not married her. I regretted the day I met her and I wish I can turn the hand of the clock.” he said.
According to him, Tolu stops washing his clothes 27 years ago.
He begged the court to end the marriage to save him from committing murder.
Responding to the allegations, the 67-year-old trader, Tolu, said that she denied her husband sex for only four years not 10 years as he claimed.
“I stopped him from making love to me four years ago when he started bringing different girls home to sleep with, after which he will want to sleep with me; so I refused him.” She told the court.
The mother of 10 children denied threatening her husband’s life to kill by poisoning.
“I did not poison my husband’s food since 1973 when we got married, is it now that I will poison him? He is just looking for excuses to discard me. He came to this Court to divorce his second wife, now he wanted to also divorce me so that he can marry a new wife.’’ Tolu said.
According to her, Osho is fond of invoking curses on their children, which is affecting their lives now.
She begged the court not to grant her husband’s wish for the dissolution of their marriage, saying she still loved him.
After listening to both parties, the President of the Court, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, adjourned the case 18th February, 2021, for judgment.
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