76-year-old accuses wife of denying him sex, seeks divorce

A 76-year-old man, Mr Samuel Akande, on Thursday, dragged his wife, Gift, before an Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos, customary court for starving him of sex, as well as refusing to cook for her step daughter when she came visiting. Mr Akande told the court that he had been married to Gift for 13 years. He also accused her […]

A 76-year-old man, Mr Samuel Akande, on Thursday, dragged his wife, Gift, before an Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos, customary court for starving him of sex, as well as refusing to cook for her step daughter when she came visiting.

Mr Akande told the court that he had been married to Gift for 13 years.

He also accused her of adultery and bad temper which frequently led to fight with their cotenants.

He said, “My wife does not listen to me. She does not stay at home. She frequents churches.

“A man came to my house with a witness who told me that he was sleeping with my wife. My wife waved the allegation off when I confronted her.

“The straw that broke the camel’s back was when my daughter paid us a visit all the way from Ibadan and my wife refused to cook for her.”

In her defence, Gift told the court that, “What he said about me not cooking for his daughter when she came visiting is true. I was nursing a sick child. After the incident, I travelled with my husband’s friend to Ibadan and apologised to my step-daughter over the way I treated her.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the friend of the petitioner, Pastor Vincent Omojeye, confirmed before the court that the respondent visited her step-daughter to apologise.

Pastor Omojeye told the court that, “My Lord, what I see here is diversity in culture, in the sense that the respondent is not a Yoruba, and you know how the Yoruba like to be respected.

“I rebuked her for the way she treated my friend’s daughter when she visited them.

“I pray the court to beg the petitioner to give her a last chance because her children are very young.”

The Judge, Mrs P. O. Adeyanju, cautioned the respondent for her unwelcoming attitude towards her step-daughter, ruled that the case should be stood down and filed for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the chamber after the husband agreed to give his wife a last chance.