year marriage between a bricklayer, James Kayode
Oguntuase, 75 and his wife, Felicia, 53, over sexual
deprivation.
Oguntuase accused Felicia of denying him sex, adultery,
stealing and stubbornness, allegations which she
denied.The petitioner told the court that he had caught his
wife with 3 different men and that she had aborted three
pregnancies for her lovers. He also accused also alleged that
his estranged wife stealing N35,000, the money he had
saved for the purchase of carpentry materials.
He asked the court for the custody of their 6
children,Caroline, 25; Peter, 23; Akin, 18; Ife, 15; Rachel, 12;
and Tolulope, 6 stating that he'd be responsible for their
upkeep and everything else.
However, the wife, in her response, said she denied the
petitioner sex on grounds of ill-health, and also denied the
allegations of adultery and stealing. She urged the court not
to dissolve the union.
Court president, Joseph Ogunsemi, dissolved the union,
saying the marriage had broken down as the two parties
failed to avail themselves of the opportunity given to settle
the dispute amicably.
The court also awarded custody of the children below the
age of 18 to the petitioner, while Peter and Akin, who are
above 18 are free to decide where to live.
The petitioner was also ordered by the court to arrange for
an alternative accommodation for the respondent, the cost
of which should not be more than N60,000 and not less
than N48,000 per annum.
The court ordered the petitioner to pay two years rent for the
new accommodation for the respondent and he is also
expected to bear the cost of transporting her luggage to the
new place.
The court ordered the respondent to always assist the
petitioner in the upkeep of the minor children.
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