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My Husband Threw Stones At My Mother, Bit Me When We Fought — Wife

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3 months ago

September 6, 2025

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Grade A Customary Court, sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned for judgment a divorce suit brought before it by a woman, Nura, against her husband, Malik, whom she accused of irresponsibility, neglect, disrespect to her family and battery.

Nura said that Malik neglected her welfare and that of their children and refused to be committed to their children’s education.

Nura also stated that she and her mother have always been responsible for their children’s feeding while she worked hard to pay their school fees.

The plaintiff explained that the defendant gave her only N5, 000 when one of their children broke his legs and was admitted to the hospital for months.

She further stated that she always found her husband repulsive after he had smoked cigarette and drank alcohol, which made her deny him sex. She said he would beat her blue black for denying him sex.

According to Nura, Malik treated her family with disdain.

She stated that her husband once threw stones at her mother, while he beat one of her siblings to a pulp.

Nura again said that she had scarce all over her body because Malik never ceased to bite her any time they fought.

The plaintiff told the court that she was fed up with her marriage and therefore prayed for its dissolution.

She also entreated the court for their children’s custody, while her husband was made to be responsible for their welfare.

Nura further requested for order, restraining Malik from harassing, threatening, and interfering with her private life.

Malik denied all that Nura said against him.

He also refused that their marriage be dissolved and his wife granted their children’s custody.

Malik stated that he was up and doing in their home.

According to him, he paid their children’s fees as when due and same with their rent.

He explained that the only time he derailed in the agreement of paying the rent was when his father was sick and was admitted to the hospital.

According to him, he spent all his resources attending to his father, who unfortunately died.

The defendant again said that he beat his wife because she had a caustic tongue, adding that she was in the habit of pulling his manhood any time they fought.

The plaintiff in her testimony said, “I do not feel the presence of my husband in our home.

“I work hard to feed and clothe our children because my husband neglected them.

“I also took up the challenge of paying their school fees since he showed no interest in their education.

“He gave me only N5, 000 when our son broke his legs and was admitted to the hospital for months.

“All that my husband knows to do is to smoke and drink, and then demand for sex which I always deny him.

“I always refuse that he has sex with me because I cannot tolerate the smell of tobacco and alcohol.

“He beats me every time I refused him sex.

“I was once admitted to the hospital for three days as a result of his severe beatings.

“He also bites me any time we fight. The scars all over my body confirm this.

“We were sent packing by our landlord after he failed to pay the rent.

“Since he was out of job, we both decided that I moved to my parents’ house with our children while he moved to his.

“My mother took up the sole responsibility of feeding our children.

“My husband, rather than show gratitude to my family, took to humiliating them.

“He abused my mother during a misunderstanding and further went to throw stones at her.

“He also beat my sibling to a pulp.

“He had stopped greeting my mother since I dragged him to court.

“His family members also refused to sympathise with us when my mother lost her sister in a tragic manner.

“He now travels a lot due to the nature of his job and has strings of lovers.

“I no longer trust him.

“I am also no longer interested in our marriage.

“I pray this honourable court to dissolve our union and grant me custody of our children.

“I further plead that the court mandates him to be responsible for our children’s upkeep giving feeding, education and health care a priority.

“I further request an order restricting him from harassing, threatening, and interfering with my private life.”

Malik responded, “I am not willing to divorce my wife.

“I entreat this honourable court to help settle our differences.

“All that my wife said was yo win the court’s sympathy.

“I am a responsible father and committed to our children’s welfare.

“I feed them and pay their fees as at when due.

“The only time I defaulted was when my father was sick and dying in the hospital.

“His treatment gulped all my resources.

“We were thrown out of our apartment because I could not pay the rent which led to our moving to our parents’ houses.

“Her mother never ceased to ridicule me despite being aware that I was out of job.

“She once demanded to have the N80, 000 she claimed to have spent feeding our children.

“She also refused me access to the children.

“I once took them to my parent’s house where I was staying and made them spend the night with me.

“My mother-in-law instigated my wife against me.

“My wife has a caustic tongue.

“She came to my family house to abuse and fight me, thus humiliating me.

“My wife is in the habit of pulling my manhood whenever we fight, which made me bite her.

“We are both Muslim, but she suddenly abandoned her faith and started going to church.

“She is now the information officer of her church because she is always informing people of their programmes in the church and inviting them.

“My wife has kept frustrating every attempt made to reconcile us.

“I do not agree that she has custody of our children if she is still insisting on divorce.”

The court president, Mrs S.M Akintayo, after she had heard both parties adjourned the case until Novemver 18, for judgment.
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Alleged Organ Harvesting: Bereaved Families Rush To Check Corpses

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2 hours ago

December 18, 2025

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Families who deposited their deceased relations at the Aigbe Mortuary, Akugbe Street, off Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City, have since Monday been besieging the facility to ascertain the condition of their loved ones.

This followed the discovery of an alleged case of organ harvesting at the mortuary.

A mortuary attendant was arrested by operatives of the Edo State Police Command as a result of the incident.

A visit to the hospital, which operates the mortuary and serves the densely populated Upper Sakponba area, revealed that some family members were present to check the condition of the corpses they deposited, while others made frantic efforts to transfer their deceased relatives to other mortuaries.

Osariemen Desmond who happens to be one of the persons who were at mortuary said his late mother’s corpse was deposited at the mortuary, adding that he was there to ensure nothing had happened to her remains, as the family plans to bury her next year.

“I am here because of the story we heard about organ harvesting last Friday. I just want to be sure that my mother’s corpse is safe. Many people have been coming since Monday to transfer the corpses of their deceased family members to other mortuaries, while others just came to be sure that nothing has happened to the corpses they deposited. But for me, I am here to be sure that my mum’s corpse is intact,” he said.

However, a member of staff of the hospital, who declined to have his name in print, said the mortuary had never been involved in organ harvesting.

He explained that the deceased whose corpse was allegedly tampered with had died as a result of poisoning, which may have affected his internal organs.

“There is nothing like organ harvesting here. The man in question died from poisoning, and that may have affected his internal organs,” he said.

However, the Edo State Police Command, in a statement released by its Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said the Command had launched an investigation into the matter and would ensure that anyone found guilty faces the full weight of the law.

She said: “The Edo State Police Command has launched an intensive and far-reaching investigation into a disturbing allegation of unlawful tampering with a human corpse and theft of human parts at Akugbe Mortuary, located along Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City—an incident that sparked public outrage and nearly culminated in mob violence.

“On December 12, 2025, the Command received an urgent distress call indicating that a mortuary attendant was on the verge of being lynched by an irate crowd over allegations of organ harvesting. Acting with swift precision, the Divisional Police Officer, Ugbekun Division, immediately mobilised operatives to the scene and successfully rescued the suspect, thereby averting a breakdown of law and order.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that one Marvelous Odeh and others had visited the mortuary to claim the corpse of the late Uyi Enogieru for burial. However, upon completion of the required formalities, it was discovered that the corpse had been unlawfully interfered with and that some body parts were missing, prompting a report to the Police.

“The suspect has since been taken into custody and, on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Monday Agbonika, fdc, the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a thorough, professional, and discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.”

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Suspected Kidnappers Abduct 18 Passengers On Benin-Akure Road

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2 days ago

December 15, 2025

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Kidnappers have abducted 18 passengers along the Benin-Akure highway, near Obarenren village, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State.

The kidnappers were said to have fired sporadically before taking their victims into the bush.

Edo State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the incident in Benin on Monday.

Ikoedem, while stating that a joint security operation had launched a manhunt for the abductors, added that a “massive bush combing led to the rescue of 11 victims.”

The PPRO, who said efforts were on to rescue other victims, noted: “The incident happened last Saturday. The passengers were in a 18-seater Big Joe bus. We have been combing the bush in collaboration with the Nigerian Army.

“No Arrest has been made yet.”

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NDLEA Seizes 457kg of Cannabis, Arrests Suspected Trafficker In Edo

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2 days ago

December 15, 2025

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Operatives the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, have arrested a 44-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Ohiomah Igbafe, at Uroe community in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State.

The command also seized 457 kilograms of skunk cannabis concealed at the suspect’s hideout
in the operation that took place on December 9, 2025,

The State Commander of the anti-narcotic agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who disclosed this in a press statement said: “The suspect was found in possession of 15 bags of cannabis sativa weighing a total of 457 kilograms, in addition to a separate sack containing four kilograms of cannabis seeds.”

He described the arrest as a significant milestone in the agency’s ongoing campaign against drug trafficking in the state.

He said: “The operation reflects our undying commitment to the eradication of drug trafficking within Edo State. The quantity of illegal drugs seized in this raid represents a serious threat to public health and safety. This level of success encourages us to continue to confront drug cartels relentlessly.”

He added that the agency would not relent in its efforts to dismantle criminal drug networks, warning that offenders would be pursued without mercy.

“We want to send a clear message that drug traffickers and their collaborators have no safe harbour in Edo State.”