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My wife usually gives our child alcohol, man tells court

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6 years ago

September 4, 2018

The President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan , Chief Ademola Odunade , on Tuesday dissolved the six -years marriage between one Femi James and his wife, Adewumi, over child abuse and adultery .Odunade said that there was no reason for sustaining a marriage that was already destroyed by bad parental upbringing .

“In the interest of peace , the union between Femi and Adewumi has ceased to be .

“ Custody of the four – year -old child produced by the union is granted to Adewumi’ s aunt for proper parental care and upbringing .

“Femi shall pay a monthly allowance of N 4 , 000 for the child ’ s upkeep in addition to being responsible for his education and other welfare needs , ” the arbitrator said.

He explained that the court took the decision to hand over the child to Adewumi’ s aunt in order to prevent the child from having a defective beginning in life .

Narrating his ordeal , Femi , who is a barber at Academy Area of Ibadan , told the court that his wife usually fed their child with alcohol aside from her adulterous lifestyle .

“My lord , after Adewumi had abandoned my home on account of her adultery , she took along with her my four -year – old child .

“When I could no longer bear the agony of living without my child coupled with the horrible experiences of what I thought he might be undergoing in Adewumi ’ s custody , I decided to go and pick him up .

“As I had imagined , on getting to Adewumi’ s concubine ’ s apartment , I saw the child consuming Ogogoro, a locally brewed alcoholic beverage .

“ I was mad at the scene and I took him away.

“The four – year – old boy later informed me that his mother usually gave him alcoholic drinks such as Ogogoro and other alcoholic beverages .

“ He even suffered a serious head injury probably due to intoxication .

“Besides , her parents are not in support of her marriage to me .

“Obviously , we are not compatible and there is no more love between us, please separate us, Femi said.

In her response , Adewumi consented to the dissolution of the marriage but denied ever feeding her son with alcohol .

The respondent, who resides at Isale -Ijebu Area of Ibadan , however , maintained that her husband was a drunkard and irresponsible .

“While I was still living with Femi , he usually returned late already drunk and I wouldn ’ t want him to be given custody of the child in order not to ruin his life .

“As a result , he beats the hell out of me at any slightest opportunity .

“The child and I have sustained our lives on my little earnings from my business .

“In fact , Femi does not want me to progress in life .

“Sometimes ago , he played into the hands of fraudsters when he wanted to travel out of the country by all means .

“He must have taught the child the act of drinking when he took the child away from me, ” Adewumi said.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that there was pandemonium outside the court after the judgment when families of the duo almost engaged in a free – for – all over the granting of custody to Adewumi ’ s aunt .

The arbitrator intervened to restore normalcy in the court ’ s premises .

( NAN )