{"id":15036,"date":"2017-07-04T19:24:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T18:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=15036"},"modified":"2017-07-04T19:24:30","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T18:24:30","slug":"husband-three-secret-wives-four-children-woman-tells-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/husband-three-secret-wives-four-children-woman-tells-court\/","title":{"rendered":"My husband has three secret wives, four children, woman tells court"},"content":{"rendered":"

A housewife, Adedoyin Babatunde, on Tuesday told an Ikole-Ekiti Customary Court that her love for her husband ceased when she discovered he had three other wives and children.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old mother of three said she did not know she would be the fourth wife to bear children for her husband.<\/p>\n

She said that her husband, Mr Olusola Babatunde, first proposed to her seven years ago.<\/p>\n

Adedoyin also told the court that her husband only told her that he had a child with another woman when they met.<\/p>\n

The estranged wife also said that she confessed to him too that she too had a child already.<\/p>\n

The plaintiff said that she discovered in 2015 that her husband, a commercial driver, already had three other women who bore him four children.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was carrying my second pregnancy in 2015 when I discovered that my husband already had four children from three other women.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was then I knew our relationship was heading for separation because my love for him vanished immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut because I did not want to start bearing children for different fathers, I endured his beatings, public assault and lack of care, hoping that he would change for the better.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince my husband had failed to change from his bad attitude inspite of several interventions by family members, I want the court to separate us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The estranged wife claimed free dissolution of her seven-year association in addition to custody of her three children.<\/p>

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She, however, said that her husband should be responsible for the care of the children and should be restrained from further disturbing her in her house.<\/p>\n

The plaintiff said her claim to free dissolution was on the ground that no dowry was paid on her.<\/p>\n

But the respondent denied the accusations, adding that she could quit the union if she so wanted.<\/p>\n

He, however, prayed for the custody of his children.<\/p>\n

The President of the three-man panel, Mrs Yemisi Ojo, warned both parties to consider the matter seriously.<\/p>\n

She said that this was because if the case was struck out a second time, the court might not entertain the petition again.<\/p>\n

A similar suit with number CCL\/14\/2016 instituted by the plaintiff suffered a setback due to lack of diligent prosecution.<\/p>\n

Ojo adjourned the case till July 10 for continuation of hearing.<\/p>\n

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