My Husband Denied Me Sex For 8 Years And I Needed A Baby - Woman Tells Court

A 39 years old woman, Mrs Adeolu Adelani, on Tuesday told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her marriage to Olajide for allegedly refusing to make love to her for 8 years.

According to her:

“My husband refused to make love to me since eight years now and I want to have another baby because our son is 12-year-old....I am not satisfied with only one child,’’ she told the President of the court, Mr Hakeen Oyekan.

She further explained that her husband abandoned her and their child for an unknown destination since 2013and had refused to disclose where he lives and where he works, but sends his son’s school
fees and house rent through her bank account. Adeolu said her husband told her pastor that he had married another woman and had children and that she should find herself another husband.She begged the court to dissolve the marriage because she wanted to move on with her life.

Her husband, 45 years old Mr. Olajide, a businessman, however did not deny starving his wife of sex. He claimed that he refused to make love to his wife because he did not want her to have another child through Caesarean section.

In his words.....

“I don’t want to risk her life, this is why I have distanced myself from her because I want her to take care of our child....Besides, I did not abandon my wife but I decided to move closer to my work place due to the distance from my house....I did not abandoned her, I always squat with my friends and I come home once in a while.’’

Olajide, however, accepted the the marriage dissolution proposal of his wife, stating that he was also fed up with the union. He appealed to the court to grant him the custody of his son. But the case has been adjourned to May 13 for further hearing