{"id":30550,"date":"2019-03-14T11:57:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T10:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=30550"},"modified":"2019-03-14T11:57:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T10:57:38","slug":"my-ex-husband-killed-our-daughter-for-ritual-purpose-woman-alleges-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/my-ex-husband-killed-our-daughter-for-ritual-purpose-woman-alleges-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"My Ex-Husband Killed Our Daughter For Ritual Purpose, Woman Alleges In Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Lagos trader and mother of three, Rafiat Okunola, on Wednesday told an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan, that her ex-husband, Kasali Adeleke, allegedly killed her daughter for ritual.<\/p>\n<p>President of the Court, Henry Agbaje, had in 2016 dissolved the union between Rafiat and Adeleke on grounds of battery, attempted sale of child and lack of care.<\/p>\n<p>The court in that judgment awarded custody of the three children to the husband because they were already grown-up and directed the wife to approach the court anytime she desired seeing the children.<\/p>\n<p>Testifying in the Court, Rafiat, prayed the court to give her custody of the two children left with her ex-husband because she was scared that Adeleke might expose their lives to danger<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked when our first child informed me that their father, Adeleke buried his younger sister after she died in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter our separation, I went to work in Lagos State and when I returned to Ibadan in December 2018, I went to visit my children.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My first child told me that his younger sister had died and had been buried by his father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, I asked my relatives who also live in Ibadan whether Adeleke carried them along concerning how the girl died or not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey informed me that they were not aware of anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suspected that he may have used her for ritual,\u201d Rofiat said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"beacon_5c8a307bb7e805a93ad2b4ed9f188c3f\">\n<p>Denying the allegation, the defendant, who is a trader, accused his ex-wife, Rafiat, of being a child trafficker.<\/p>\n<p>He prayed the court to dismiss Rafiat\u2019s request to take custody of the remaining two children based on her insincerity and dubious character.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy lord, there is nothing strange about the circumstances that led to our daughter\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was burying the girl, Rafiat\u2019s mother, three sisters and a man married to one of the sisters were present.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore Rafiat and I separated, the girl had been nursing a leg injury which she also took care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe leg injury developed some complications and she was hospitalised, where she later died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRafiat is in fact responsible for the girl\u2019s death through her misbehaviour which the daughter was unhappy about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the reasons why I called it quits with Rafiat then was due to her dubious character and the attempt she made at selling our last child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was called from Ibadan while on a business trip to Abeokuta that Rafiat had concluded plans to sell our last child at a camp,\u201dAdeleke stated.<\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s president, however, requested them to provide more evidence to substantiate their arguments, asking them to bring along their family members.<\/p>\n<p>He adjourned the case until April 4, for judgment.<\/p>\n<p>(NAN)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cat.fr.eu.criteo.com\/delivery\/lg.php?cppv=1&amp;cpp=gExRrHxtQlhKK2hRU09JYkxYT2hkaGVibko0NndzYjZ5Y1puQndIQXBia1JsenRhUEhQRm5qYUVHM3dqOHNEQzdweE9RaFhpOTl5L21Yb2lEenZWVmUvU1BraXUzWXNpTUJFMHJBVVBuL3NIOStna2xTOFZQQ3gxME5kbDhGbE9HKytCcFpJc21tRy9vY1pZWkt0YkhEQkdrdnFBMWFzOE1LRVd5R3N2VjV3UW5RaW9wOXJYbGlueWx2VWdJTXNNOU40TmxmNm5uRmVQc2hNZFIzRFRxWEttUzhUSm9WOGhpakhPOUJ2K1B6bVdZWFBVPXw%3D\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7650359907253916\" data-ad-slot=\"9655271163\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\"><ins id=\"aswift_3_expand\"><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on 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