A man, Musbau Yekeen, has told a Grade “A” customary court at Mapo, Ibadan that his wife detained him so she could keep seeing other men.
Yekeen stated that he readily agreed to the divorce suit filed by his wife because of infidelity and also because she is a disgrace to him.
He made a statement to the media, “The major cause of conflict between Tawakalitu and I had always been her promiscuity, and I’m never convinced of her excuses. Tawakalitu eventually got me arrested and detained by the police recently due to my usual complaint about her waywardness. While I was in police custody, my brother and friends brought me various reports that the same man that was having unholy romance with her had continued with her with reckless abandon. Out of anger, I told her to leave my house immediately. Please, Tawakalitu is in possession of my land documents, I want them.”
Tawakalitu on the other hand said she filed the divorce because her husband was physically abusing her and she needed to avert her sudden death.
She said, “In fact, I moved out of his home when I could no longer cope with Yekeen’s battery. Besides, he is owing me N90,000. My lord, the man Yekeen complained about is an alfa and he only comes around to keep me company. Also, Yekeen comes to my shop often to beat up my male customers.”
The court president, Mrs S.M. Akintayo, dissolved the marriage and granted custody of the three children to the wife. She also ordered that respondent pay a monthly feeding allowance of N15,000 for the children’s upkeep and directed that both parents be jointly responsible for the education and other welfare of the children while maintaining peace and order.
