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Crime & Punishment of Thursday, 31 December 2020

Source: nigerianeye.com

Why I allowed someone else to impregnate me in my husband’s house, Ibadan resident tells court

Woman narrartes how she got pregnant Woman narrartes how she got pregnant

Toyin Bello, a resident of Ibadan, Oyo state capital, has narrated how she allowed another man to impregnate her in her husband’s house.

Testifying before a customary court in Ibadan on Friday,Bello sought the dissolution of her 16-year-old marriage over her husband’s“infertility”.

Bello had petitioned the court over how her husband starvedher of sex for 10 years.

She told the court that she had to get pregnant by someoneelse as she could no longer bear the shame of childlessness.

“I got pregnant by someone to shield me husband from theshame of childlessness. He refused me sex for 10 years. He also wants to killme so that he will inherit my house,” she said.

“I left my home and now live in a Church at Asi area inIbadan. My lord, I cannot continue to waste my time with Dotun, age is nolonger on my side, please dissolve our union.”

Henry Agbaje, president of the court, dissolved the marriageand ordered Dotun to move out of the shared property within seven days.

He also said any attempt to cause a breach of peace would betreated as a criminal offence.

Dotun, however, opposed the suit, and asked the court toplead with his wife.

“I agree that I have a medical condition which prevents mefrom having a child. She also locked me out of her room,” he said.