I want to quit ‘cos he impregnated my sister, wife tells court

A housewife,  Mariam Ayoola, has dragged her husband, Stephen, before a Grade 11 Customary Court in Osogbo, Osun State capital, seeking the dissolution of their 15-year-old marriage over alleged constant assault.

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She also accused her  husband of impregnating her sister.

Mariam  told the court she was tired of their marriage because her husband was fond of  beating her.
“Our  union is blessed with four children; I’m  seeking divorce because of  Stephen’s constant beatings  due to excessive drinking which makes him aggressive,” she said.

But, Stephen, while responding, claimed they had five children and not four
Mariam further told the court that  the  fifth  child he was  claiming  was not his biological child.
“When I married him, my younger sister was living with us and he impregnated her.
“I left him because of this and moved out of the house.

“I  then met another man who impregnated me, but people intervened  in  our differences and I  returned to his house with the pregnancy.

“Now that I’m seeking  a divorce, he wants to claim another man’s child,” she said.
In his defence, Stephen denied impregnating his  sister-inlaw adding that his wife was wayward.
“I did not impregnate her sister, it is true that her younger sister and brother were both living with us, but I had nothing to do with her.

“We have been married for 15 years, suddenly things changed  and went from bad to worse.
She moved out but later returned when the differences  between us was ironed out.
“After five years, our pastor called me and told me I’m  not the father of our fourth child,” he said.

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