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‘Holy Water’ Ruins 10-Year-Old Marriage
A pair is at current on the lookout for the dissolution of their 10-year-old marriage sooner than an Ikeja Extreme Courtroom in Lagos. That’s on account of a bottle of ‘holy water’ the wife launched into the house with out her husband’s approval.
The aggrieved husband, Olaniyi Oluwaseun Oladepo, is asking Justice Christopher Balogun to dissolve his marriage alongside along with his wife, Adeyinka, claiming that he was provoked to violence over the bizarre prayer-water, which the wife launched into her matrimonial residence with out his data.
Oladepo has since left his matrimonial residence, sustaining that his life is beneath threat and as he was being provoked, he would not want to do one factor he might later regret.
The petitioner, Oladepo, in his clarification on why he wanted the courtroom to dissolve the marriage, narrated to Justice Balogun that he left his residence on account of he was incited to aggression. He accused his wife of being fetish.
He talked about: “I actually really feel threatened. I was being provoked to violence, nonetheless I left the house. I seen a liquid content material materials within the house.”
Responding to the allegation, Mrs. Oladepo talked about they obtained married in October 15, 2011. “We now have two youngsters who’re 5 and seven years outdated.”
She outlined that her husband knowledgeable her in 2015 that they’ve been not applicable. “My mother launched holy water she collected at a Catholic Church programme. And I solely collected the water; I’ve not used it for one thing. I travelled from work and upon returning residence, I discovered that my husband had absconded. He left our matrimonial residence.”
The determine adjourned further listening to of the matter.
