…He must give me N107,000 monthly for our children’s upkeep —Wife

A middle-aged man, Joseph Manya, has prayed a Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, to dissolve his marriage to his wife, accusing her of denying him sex.

Joseph also told the court that his wife, Patience, had stopped taking good care of the home and their four children.

“My wife refuses me sex all the time.

“She does not take good care of our four children and the home front in general.

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“This is why I have come before this honourable court to help me do the needful and dissolve the union,” he said.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Patience, however, denied all the charges brought against her.

She requested for the custody of the four children and the sum of N107,000 monthly for the feeding and general upkeep of their children.

Grade A Customary Court, sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned the divorce suit brought before it by a woman, Jokotola, against her husband, Rotimi, whom she accused of irresponsibility, battery and violence.

Jokotola stated that she suddenly turned the breadwinner in their home two years ago, after her husband, Rotimi, lost his job.

The plaintiff said that the defendant became hostile towards her and blamed her for his misfortune.

Jokotola said that Rotimi took to beating her and also threatened her with dangerous objects.

The plaintiff told the court she could no longer tolerate the beatings and violence from her husband and therefore prayed the court to dissolve their wedlock.

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Jokotola also pleaded for their children’s custody.

Jokotola in her testimony said, “My husband and I held no wedding ceremony and he did not pay my bride price.

“I moved in with him shortly after we met, and we started living together as husband and wife.

“Things went well in our marriage until he lost his job.

“I suddenly became the breadwinner in our home.

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“I worked round the clock to ensure there was food on the table and also met some other needs.

“My husband, rather than appreciate me, became hostile and began to berate me for his woes.

“He also took to beating me.

“I nurse aches and pains on a regular basis as a result of his severe beatings.

“My husband, not done, started threatening me with dangerous objects.

“I daily live in fear because he never ceased to threaten me.

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“The last time we had a misunderstanding, he brandished a cutlass at me.

“I took to my heels before he ended my life.

“My lord, I came to court for divorce.

“I further plead for our children’s custody.”

The court president, Mrs. S. M. Akintayo, ordered that a fresh hearing notice be issued and served the defendant.

She then adjourned the case.
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Panic has gripped Tor-Donga, a community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, following a deadly attack by suspected gunmen in the early hours of Friday.

Witnesses said the heavily armed attackers invaded the area, shooting sporadically and forcing residents to flee their homes in search of safety.

The assault reportedly left several people injured, while many others remain missing as families scatter in the chaos.

Local sources said the gunmen stormed the community on motorcycles and began firing indiscriminately, causing mass panic.

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“People were running in all directions. We abandoned our homes and properties; everyone just wanted to stay alive,” a resident who escaped the attack recounted.

As of the time of filing this report, security operatives had yet to fully take control of the area.