"No sex till he pays his debt" - wife tells court

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July 13, 2015 5:18 AM

A trader in Lagos has told a customary court that she would starve her husband of sex until he paid the money debt he was owing her.

I will deny my husband sex until he pays me my money; wife tells court

Modinat Idowu, 39, a trader, told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos state on Thursday that she would continue to deny her husband, one Akeem Idowu, sex until he has paid the debt he is owing her, Vanguard reports.

Modinat said this while responding to a suit filed by her husband, Hakeem, 45, whom he had been married to for 12 years.

The mother of two told the court:

“I have been denying my husband sex because he borrowed N690,000 from me and has refused to pay, I will continue to starve him of sex until he pays the money.

Akeem is in the habit of swearing and cursing me with a charm called `Ishan egungun’: a specially prepared masquerade’s rod and this is affecting my life.’’

She, however, urged the court not to grant her husband’s wish for the dissolution of their marriage, saying that she was still in love with him.The petitioner, Akeem, a businessman, had asked the court to dissolve the 12-year-old marriage over alleged sex denial by his wife.

He told his side of his story:

“My wife does not want me to touch her nor make love to her, I am tired of the marriage because I am neither a stick nor a stone.My wife will go from one party to another; spending days and neglecting the family.

I have reported her severally to her father who always calls her to order but there has been no positive change."

He described Modinat as a liar, not trustworthy and always inconsistent in her words and actions.

“Modinat lies a lot. One day, she told me that she was going to Mushin in Lagos state; but some hours later, someone called to tell me that she was in Igbo-Ora in Oyo state.

“When I called her and confronted her that she was in Oyo state as against Mushin she claimed she was going to when she left home, she cut her cell phone line.

She took permission on another day that she was going to Oshodi, but someone saw her at Ijebu-Ode in Ogun, I cannot just account for her movement.’’

He pleaded with the court to dissolve the union since he was no longer interested and did not love her any more.The case was adjourned till July 22 for further hearing by the President of the court, Mr Hakeem Oyekan.

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