To Have Sex With My Wife, I Pay N500, Man Tells Court

A housewife, Mrs Mutiatu Olaosebikan, has lost her seven years marriage for demanding money from her husband before sex. An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted the

request of her estranged husband to dissolve the union. Delivering his judgment, the President of the court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said from all indications it appeared that the estranged couple were tired of the marriage and all efforts to reconcile them had failed.“Since both parties had consented to the dissolution of their marriage, this court has no choice than to dissolve the marriage.“The court pronounce the marriage between Mr Sunday Olaosebikan and Mrs Mutiatu Olaosebikan dissolved today, both parties henceforth cease to be husband and wife.“Both are free to go their separate ways without any hindrance or molestation,” he said.The court also granted the custody of the only child of the marriage to the mother.Earlier, Mr Sunday Olaosebikan, had told the court that his wife had always refused him sex until she collected at least N500 and that he was tired of paying N500 per bout before having sex with his wife.He also told the court that Mutiatu had threatened to kill him, adding that she stabbed him with dangerous weapons whenever they had misunderstandings.
“My lord, she once stabbed me with a broken bottle on my head and I bled heavily which landed me in the hospital.“Mutiatu places her kitchen knife under her pillow and when I queried her, she said her pastor instructed her to use it anytime she had bad dreams.“But whenever I requested for sex or during an argument, she brings out the knife threatening to stab me,’’ he said. He described his wife as an aggressive and violent person, saying “she may kill me if I continue with the marriage.”
“I ran away from the house to avoid untimely death.