My husband poisoned me to abort my pregnancy – Wife

A young woman, Mrs Lateefatu Bodunde, yesterday told the Abeokuta, Ogun State, Grade 1 Customary Court sitting at Ake, how her divorce-seeking husband, Liafeez Bodunde, allegedly poisoned her in order to terminate the pregnancy she was bearing. Lateefatu, defending the suit Liafeez had instituted against her, said it was only God that saved her from […]

A young woman, Mrs Lateefatu Bodunde, yesterday told the Abeokuta, Ogun State, Grade 1 Customary Court sitting at Ake, how her divorce-seeking husband, Liafeez Bodunde, allegedly poisoned her in order to terminate the pregnancy she was bearing.

Lateefatu, defending the suit Liafeez had instituted against her, said it was only God that saved her from what she called an untimely death.

But the husband responded that the behaviour of Lateefatu, a mother of one, had become unbearable, and that she even packed out of their three-year-old matrimonial home.

“She engages in frequent fighting, she is very stubborn and is always cursing anytime there is a disagreement,” he said.

Lateefatu disagreed, narrating that trouble started in the relationship when she became pregnant for the second time. She said, “I told him that I was pregnant and that was the day trouble started. He wanted me to abort it and I said no. Unknown to me, he poisoned me to abort the pregnancy.” 

Her husband, however, denied the claim. 

The court president counselled both parties to remain calm, stressing that in line with the position of the law, the court would allow the couple and their families an opportunity for possible reconciliation. 

But Akande noted, “We have no option than to dissolve a relationship in a situation where threat to life is involved. Our concern is that of the welfare of the children, and we have the prerogative to decide who is to take possession of them.” 

The case was subsequently adjourned till February 29, 2018 for ruling.