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.

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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.

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“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.

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“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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Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested twenty-six (26) suspected drug traffickers, with a total of 41,410.53 kilogrammes of various narcotic drugs.

Mitchell Ofoyeju, state commander of the NDLEA who disclosed this in Benin, while presenting August 2025 progress report of the agency in the state, noted that the command’s intensified operations led to numerous arrests, significant drug seizures, cannabis farm destruction and crucial anti-drug abuse initiatives.

“The achievements were remarkable and underscored our proactive approach towards curbing drug-related crimes in Edo State. The twenty-six persons comprehended comprise twenty-two (22) males and four (4) females.

“Total drugs seized is 41,410.53 kilogrammes, and the breakdown revealed that cannabis accounted for over ninety-nine percent of the seized drugs with 41,387.36 kilogrammes,” Ofoyeju said.

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According to him, “others are Tramadol 22.253 kilogrammes, Swinol 0.3085 kilogrammes, Danabol 0.0117 kilogrammes, Diazepam 0.5163 kilogrammes, Methamphetamine 0.0811 kilogrammes. There was also 400 ml of Pentazocine and 10 litres of Codeine cough syrup.”

He added: “In a concerted effort against cannabis cultivation, the NDLEA destroyed four (4) illegal cannabis plantations in the Ebule Forest, Owan West LGA, covering a total area of 15.852732 hectares. The destroyed farm had an estimated yield of approximately 39,631.83 kg of cannabis.

“Prominent among the arrests and seizures is the evacuation of sixty-nine bags of skunk, a strong strain of cannabis from a three-bed room bungalow at Uzebba in the Owan West local government area of the state. A 54-year-old woman, Fodo Stella Sunday, who hails from the Owan West area of the state, was arrested in connection with the seizure.

“Similarly, the command raided a notorious drug location at RCC Junction, Sapele Road, Benin City, where three suspected drug traffickers were arrested with 2.05 kg of cannabis, 46 grammes of methamphetamine, 5 grammes of Danabol, 52 grammes of Swinol, 745 grammes of tramadol and 0.4 litres of Codeine.

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“The suspects are Itua Oselumen, 41 years old from Esan West LGA of Edo State; Rabiu Yusuf, 38 years old from Nasarawa LGA, Kano State; and Fahad Ahmed, 24 years old, who hails from Malumfashi LGA of Katsina State.”

The state command, while noting that no conviction was recorded in the month of August as a result of vacation by courts, however, disclosed that six charges were filed in the Federal High Court, Benin.

He said: “This commitment to legal proceedings highlights the agency’s dedication to ensuring justice for drug-related offences.”

He urged members of the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities to aid in the collective fight against drug trafficking and abuse in the state.

A 26-year-old gateman identified as Josiah Ayomide has been arrested for allegedly defiling a four-year-old pupil in one of the schools in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The suspect was paraded alongside other suspects arrested for offences ranging from theft, banditry, rape, and other crimes at the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Thursday.

In his briefing, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, said the suspect was nabbed after the victim complained of severe vaginal pains to her parents at home.

Osifeso added that after a thorough investigation and probe, the suspect confessed to the crime.

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The police spokesman said the victim later told her mother that her school gateman had unlawfully raped her while she was in the school.

According to the report, “The victim was taken to the Police Medical Clinic, Eleyele-Ibadan, for medical examination and treatment, and the medical report revealed that the hymen was not intact, with tenderness around the vulva and vagina and bruises.”

Osifeso said the suspect would be prosecuted upon completion of the investigation.