My husband usually raped me in
the presence of our children”....... A mother of four, Taiwo Arum, on Friday told an
Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that her husband
usually raped her in the presence of their children. Taiwo, 41, is seeking the order of the court to
dissolve her 11-year-old marriage to Jamiu. The woman who was in tears while narrating her
ordeal in court, also said that Jamiu used to beat
her “mercilessly” before raping her. “My husband, Jamiu usually beat me before raping
me in the presence of our children. “After the attack, our children normally advised me
to cooperate with him, so that he will not kill me. “On each occasion, nobody could hear my crying
because of the noise from some of our tenants’
generators”, she told the court. Taiwo, a building materials seller, said Jamiu
usually gave her and their four children only N400
feeding allowance daily. The woman, who claimed to be the fourth wife, said
that the children lacked fatherly care and affection. Jamiu, 45, a transporter, denied the allegations,
claiming, “I did not hit her, she is blowing the issue
out of proportion’’. The husband stated that he still loved his wife and
urged the court not to dissolve the marriage. The President of the Court, Mr Adewale Eko,
ordered the husband to start paying N5,000 to his
estranged wife as weekly allowance to cater for the
children. Eko advised them to go and meet the elders in both
families for amicable resolution and adjourned the
case till, December 1. (NAN).