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My Wife Pursued Me With Knife, Smashed Room Door In Search Of Me —Husband

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1 month ago

September 20, 2025

…He’s a brute —Wife

Grade A Customary Court, Court 2, sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has given judgment in a divorce suit brought before it by a man, Fatai, against his wife, Rokibat, whom he alleged never showed him love or care but was defiant, destructive, violent and was always threatening his life.

Fatai said Rokibat always threatened him with a knife any time they had a misunderstanding.

He explained that she once cut the mosquito net in their room to pieces in an attempt to stab him.

Fatal further told the court that Rokibat, at another time, broke the door to the room he hid in when she ran after him with a knife during a fight.

The plaintiff stated that he came to court before his wife murdered him.

Rokibat said she agreed to divorce.

She stated that she had not known peace since she got married to Fatai.

According to Rokibat, Fatai was a brute who always sought opportunities to abuse her physically.

Fatai, in his evidence, said: “My wife and I held no wedding ceremony, and I did not pay her bride price.

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

“My wife and I lived a peaceful life until the day she misbehaved, and I chastised her.

“I learnt that she had a misunderstanding with someone in the neighbourhood which resulted in a fight.

“I was mad when I heard of it, and I rebuked her for her uncultured act.

“She felt offended that I chastised her and drew a knife at me.

“She would have stabbed me, but for the timely intervention of our neighbours.

“She has since that time become troublesome, wild, defiant, and uncontrollable.

“She stopped taking orders from me and was ever ready to fight me.

“We once had a heated argument and Rokibat again went for a knife.

“I ran into our room and hid behind the bed.

“She came after me looking wild.

“She sighted me where I hid and came towards me, aiming the knife at me.

“The knife was caught in the mosquito net used in covering our bed.

“It cut the net into pieces.

“I escaped from our room while she was still battling with the net.

“My wife is destructive.

She broke down the door to the room where I was hiding the last time we fought, swearing to cut me into pieces with the knife.

“My lord, I decided to come to court before she murdered me.

“My lord, my marriage to my wife is the worst mistake I have ever made in life.

“I hereby plead that this honourable court rule that we ceased to be husband and wife.

“I further plead that our child be put in my wife’s custody because she is still young.

“I pledge to give our child N20,000 as monthly allowance for her feeding.

“I also pledge to be responsible for her education and health care.

“I further request an order restricting my wife from coming to my house or workplace to harass, threaten, or interfere with my private life.”

Rokibat in her response, said: “I knew no peace or rest since I got married to him.

“He was either abusing or beating me.

“I have suffered enough in the hands of my husband. I therefore agree to divorce.

“I implore this honourable court to compel my husband to rent an apartment for me and our child.”

The court president, Mrs O.E. Owoseni, ruling, stated that there was no marriage to be dissolved because no customary marriage was held and no dowry was paid.

According to her, both parties were merely cohabiting.

She also ordered the plaintiff to pay N25,000 every month as their child’s feeding allowance.

Owoseni further gave an order restricting the defendant from harassing, threatening, or interfering with the plaintiff’s private life.
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Police Bust Kidnap Ring, Rescue 23 Foreigners, Arrest 14 Suspects Near Abuja

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3 hours ago

November 1, 2025

Editor

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismantled a transnational kidnapping syndicate that demanded N230 million ransom from foreign nationals lured into Nigeria under the guise of lucrative job offers.

Operatives of the command’s Scorpion Squad launched the sting operation around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Angwan Adamu Ruga Fulani Zone B, Riverside, Ado Mararaba, Nasarawa State, a border community near Abuja.

Fourteen suspected kidnappers were arrested and 23 foreign nationals rescued in the process.

According to police findings, the victims, all West African nationals, were deceived into travelling to Nigeria by a criminal network posing as employment recruiters.

Upon arrival, the victims were held captive, and the kidnappers demanded ransom from their families via WhatsApp and other online platforms.

FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said on Friday that investigations identified the ringleader as Abubakar Jigiba, a suspected notorious cross-border criminal with known residences in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria.

The syndicate, she explained, demanded four million CFA francs (about N10 million) per person, a total ransom demand of N230 million.

Adeh confirmed that efforts are ongoing to track down the principal suspect, Abubakar Jigiba, and his brother, Sougule Zoubere, both of whom remain at large.

She said: “In a major breakthrough against kidnapping and human trafficking, operatives of the FCT Police Command’s Scorpion Squad have successfully arrested fourteen (14) suspected kidnappers and rescued twenty-three (23) victims, all foreign nationals, from captivity.

“The intelligence-led operation took place at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday, 21st October 2025, at Angwan Adamu Ruga Fulani Zone B, Riverside, Ado Mararaba, Nasarawa State.

“The operation followed a report indicating that several foreign nationals had been lured into Nigeria under the pretext of lucrative job offers. Upon arrival, they were held hostage by their abductors, who demanded ransom payments from their families via WhatsApp and other online platforms.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the syndicate is coordinated by one Abubakar Jigiba, a transnational criminal kingpin with known residences in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria. His younger brother, Sougule Zoubere, handles the recruitment, kidnapping and smuggling of victims from Mali into Nigeria, where they are detained pending ransom payments. The group demanded four million CFA (N10,000,000) for each victim.

“Further investigations revealed that the victims were trafficked into the country through illegal border routes in a journey lasting about three days. They were subsequently confined in two fortified two-bedroom apartments under inhumane conditions.

“Acting on actionable digital and reconstructive intelligence, the Scorpion Squad traced the hideout to the above address, where a total of twenty-three (23) victims — fourteen (14) males, eight (8) females and one (1) child — were rescued unhurt, except one who sustained a minor ear injury and has been taken to the National Hospital, Abuja, for treatment.”

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Woman Begs Court Not To Grant Husband’s Prayer For Divorce

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3 hours ago

November 1, 2025

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A housewife, Fauziya Ibrahim, has begged an Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, not to grant her husband, Hamza Musbau’s prayer of divorce.

She told the court that she does not want her marriage dissolved.

“I have been married to my husband for 16 years and I want to remain in this marriage,” she told the court.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Earlier, Hamza prayed for divorce on grounds of lack of love and affection.

The judge, Mr Toyin Aluko, said that on the strength of the provisions of the Holy Quran, Almighty Allah allows a wife to seek for settlement, just as divorce is allowed.

He, therefore, advised Fauziya to try her best to make peace and settle any misunderstanding between them.

Aluko adjourned the case.

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Woman Seeks Divorce Over Alleged Abandonment, Abuse

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4 hours ago

November 1, 2025

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A married woman, Love Thomas, has dragged her husband, Joshua, before an upper Customary Court sitting in Kaduna, Kaduna State, over alleged abandonment and violence.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the complainant’s lawyer, Victoria Omajawu prayed the court to dissolve their marriage on the grounds of abandonment.

She also prayed the court to restrain the defendant from threatening and disturbing her client’s peace or tranquility.

The defendant was however not in court.

The judge, Mrs Patience Musa, adjourned the case.