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Our Children Wrote A Letter Disowning Me After My Husband Accused Me Of Dating Another Man —Wife

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2 months ago

August 10, 2025

…She also wears ankle chain, nose ring, did TikTok with same man — Husband

Grade A Customary Court, Court 2, sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has dissolved the wedlock between a couple, Basirat and Adebisi and granted custody of their children to the latter.

Basirat dragged her husband, Adebisi, to court, claiming lack of love and care, constant fight, domestic violence, and irreconcilable differences.

She told the court in her testimony that it was glaring that her husband never loved her because he was fond of complaining about everything she did.

The plaintiff explained further that the defendant always berated her for wearing an ankle chain and using a nose ring, adding that he would end up fighting her.

Basirat also told the court that Adebisi tutored their children to write her a letter disowning her as their mother.

The plaintiff, in addition to a divorce, also pleaded for their children’s custody.

According to her, if their children remained with her husband, he would turn them against her.

Adebisi, in his response, said all the claims Basirat brought before the court were lies except that of lack of love.

The defendant explained that the plaintiff always dressed like a slut while she also lived an extravagant lifestyle.

He added that his wife was promiscuous and that she was dating a man who always picked and dropped her at home.

He stated further that she did a TikTok with her lover and also took pictures with him putting on his cap.

According to him, he was the one cooking their children’s food, taking care of them and washing their clothes.

The defendant agreed to divorce but entreated the court not to grant the plaintiff custody of their children.

Adebisi explained that Basirat became unemployed after she ruined the business he set up for her.

He lamented that she walked out of their marriage, leaving behind all their children, with the youngest being five years old.

Basirat, in her testimony, said, “I started living with my husband shortly after we met.

“We did not carry out any marital rites neither did he pay my bride price.

“It was obvious from the outset of our marriage that it was devoid of love.

“My husband never saw anything good in all that I did. He would complain and later fight me.

“He detested seeing me use an ankle chain and nose ring and would berate me.

“My husband tutored our children to write me a letter saying they are disowning me.

“My lord, I pray the court to end our relationship.

“I further entreat the court to grant me custody of our children.

“If they stay with my husband, he would poison their mind against me.”

Adebisi, while responding to the claims, said: “The only truth in all that she said is that our marriage lacks love, and this is as a result of her indecent lifestyle.

“My wife dresses like a slut.

“She wears a chain on her ankle and puts a ring on her nose.

“I told her she would influence our children negatively with her dressing, but she refused to change, which always led to us fighting.

“She also lived an extravagant lifestyle, which she found hard to maintain.

“My wife is promiscuous; she dated a man who used to pick her from our house and drop her afterwards.

“She did a TikTok video with this man and also took pictures with him wearing his cap.

“She once lied that she was going for prayers, but was picked by that same man.

“She never loved our children and hardly gave them the needed attention.

“She left all our children, even the youngest who was then five years old and walked out of our wedlock.

“I prepare our children’s food and wash their clothes.

“She is presently not gainfully employed because she ruined the business I set up for her.

“I rented a shop for her and ensured goods were supplied to the shop on regular basis.

“I also provided her with a POS machine and gave her a meaningful amount as capital to run it.

“Unfortunately, all my efforts went down the drain.

“My lord, I agree to divorce, but I plead that our children’s custody be granted me because my wife is indifferent to their welfare.”

The president of the court, Mrs O.E Owoseni while giving her judgment stated that there was no marriage to be dissolved but that they were merely cohabiting as no customary marriage held between them and no bride price was paid.

Speaking on their children’s custody, she pointed to the fact that the defendant abandoned them at their tender age with the youngest being five years old.

She added that she acknowledged that she dresses indecently wearing an ankle chain and a nose ring which was not a good example to their children.

Owoseni further stated that the pictures she took with another man who was believed to be her lover and were tendered and accepted by the court as exhibits portrayed her as a woman of questionable character.

She, in addition, made reference to the letter written by their children disowning her.

Owoseni finally emphasized on the fact that she presently has no source of livelihood to sustain both herself and their children.

According to Owoseni, these were enough proofs to show that the plaintiff was unfit to have their children in her custody.

Ruling, Owoseni granted the defendant custody of all their children, while she grant the plaintiff reasonable access to them.
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Teacher In Police Net For Tying, Beating Pupil In Bauchi

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2 hours ago

September 24, 2025

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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old Almajiri teacher, Lawal Nasiru, for allegedly assaulting one of his pupils in the Darazo Local Government Area of the state.

The victim, identified as 11-year-old Sa’id Sani, was reportedly tied with a heavy rope and beaten with a stick and thick cable, leaving him with multiple injuries.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

He explained that the incident was reported to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Darazo, on September 22, 2025, by one Idris Mohammed, 50, of Gidan Waya, Darazo, who was accompanied by the injured minor.

The statement read, “On the 21st September, 2025, one Lawal Nasiru, aged 28 years, of Unguwar Jarmai, Darazo, criminally used a heavy rope to inhumanely tie the said Sa’id, an Almajiri boy, and further assaulted him with a stick and thick cable, causing various degrees of injuries to his hands and legs.”

“Upon receipt of the complaint, the Divisional Police Officer, SP Auwalu Ilu, led a team of operatives to the scene where the suspect was arrested. The victim was immediately taken to General Hospital, Darazo, for medical examination and treatment.”

Wakil noted that during interrogation, the suspect confessed to the act, claiming that the boy had attempted to flee from the school, and he tied him to prevent him from running away before his parents arrived.

“The minor also narrated how the suspect mercilessly confined him with a thick rope for a prolonged period,” the police spokesman added.

He said the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Bauchi, for discreet investigation.

Wakil further assured that the suspect would be profiled and charged in court upon completion of investigations.

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Abuja Court Jails Ex-legislative Aide For N120m Fraud

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17 hours ago

September 23, 2025

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A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Jabi on Monday sentenced a former legislative aide and banker, Mr Goni Yilkan, to eight years in prison for obtaining N120.58 million by false pretence.

Justice F. E. Messiri found Yilkan guilty of a two-count employment scam charge, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission revealed in a statement issued via its X handle on Tuesday.

“Yilkan, who hails from Nguru, Yobe State, was found guilty on a two-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act, and consequently sentenced to eight years imprisonment without option of fine,” the statement read.

According to EFCC, the convict was arraigned alongside one Mohammed Adamu in October 2023, following investigations into a petitioner’s claims of being defrauded by the convict.

One of the charges read: “That you, Mohammed Goni Yilkan, Mohammed Adamu and others at large between 3rd January 2020 and December 2021 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory with intent to defraud obtained the sum of N120, 580, 550 (One Hundred and Twenty Million, Five Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Five Hundred and Fifty Naira) from Mrs. Hindatu Bello under the false pretence that you had the capacity to secure jobs for her candidates in various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”

In the course of the trial, EFCC said the petitioner explained that “Yilkan deceived her between 2020 and 2021 into believing that he had the capacity to secure employment slots in government agencies such as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

“On this strength, the petitioner collected varying sums of money from over 60 jobseekers, amounting to N120,580,550.00 (One Hundred and Twenty Million, Five Hundred and Eighty Thousand, Five Hundred and Fifty Naira), which she allegedly remitted to the convict.”

However, the purported employment offers never materialised, prompting Bello to petition the EFCC.

The prosecution, led by Cosmas Ugwu, called six witnesses and tendered documentary evidence, while the defence, led by J.A. Oguche, presented two witnesses, including Yilkan himself.

In his judgment, Justice Messiri held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, convicted Yilkan, but discharged and acquitted his co-defendant, Adamu.

The judge further sentenced Yilkan to eight years’ imprisonment without an option of fine.

Earlier, The PUNCH reported that the EFCC Ilorin Zonal Directorate arrested 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Kwara State.

The suspects, according to a statement on Monday, “were picked up in the early hours of Tuesday during sting operations carried out in Tanke, University Road, Oshin, and Agbabiaka areas of the state capital.”

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Soldiers Who Sold Arms To Terrorists Sentenced To Death

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17 hours ago

September 23, 2025

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A special court-martial of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced three soldiers to life imprisonment and another to 15 years for illegal arms deals carried out in connivance with police officers and terrorists.

The trial, presided over by Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu, acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander of Sector 1, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), took place at the Officers’ Mess of the Theatre Command Headquarters in Maiduguri.

Delivering judgment, Brigadier General Mohammed Abdullahi, president of the court-martial, pronounced Raphael Ameh, a sergeant; Ejiga Musa, a sergeant; and Patrick Ocheje, a lance corporal, guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

Omitoye Rufus, a corporal, was however handed a 15-year jail term.

The soldiers were convicted of offences ranging from theft and unlawful dealing in ammunition to aiding the enemy, all punishable under the Armed Forces Act.

Ameh, who served as an armourer at the 7 Division Garrison, was found to have conspired with a deceased colleague to steal ammunition from the division’s armoury.

He worked with police officers to conceal weapons in bags of beans and smuggle them to Enugu and Ebonyi for criminals.

Abdullahi revealed that bank records linked Ameh to over 100 suspicious transactions between July 2022 and June 2024.

Musa, while serving as armourer of 195 Battalion, was discovered to have collaborated with Ocheje and police officers in selling an AK-47 rifle and large quantities of ammunition.

Records showed he collected more than ₦500,000 from the transactions before he was arrested while attempting to sell more ammunition.

Rufus was convicted for selling 40 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition to a police officer, while Ocheje, who was deployed at the forward operating base in Molai, was found guilty of diverting ammunition during communal clashes at the instigation of a police officer.

He also stole an AK-47 rifle belonging to a colleague.

The court held that their actions directly endangered military operations and national security, amounting to aiding the enemy.

Condemning the convicts, Abdullahi described them as “bad eggs” who betrayed the trust, discipline, and honour expected of soldiers in the fight against insurgency.

He restated the army’s zero-tolerance stance on the sale of arms or ammunition to adversaries “in whatever form or guise.”