Wife Attempts Suicide For Not Getting Husband’s Attention

An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi in Ibadan, Oyo on
Wednesday dissolved the five-year-old marriage between Selim
Osuntade and his wife, Mutiat, over her attempt to commit
suicide.

The Court President, Chief Mukaila Balogun held that Selim
proved his case beyond reasonable doubt. Balogun said the court
could not entertain the plea of Mutiat for reconciliation as the
evidence given by both parties had revealed the truth.

He said the court would not fold its arms and wait until the
respondent killed herself because her husband had made up his mind
not to love her again. ”The marriage is hereby dissolved and the
custody of the two children from the union is given to the
respondent.

”The petitioner should pay N8, 000 monthly for the upkeep of the
children. ”In addition, he should pay N12, 000 for the respondent’s
house rent and N5, 000 for her to move her luggage,” he said.
Earlier, Selim had approached the court for the dissolution of his
marriage, alleging that his wife of five years was too troublesome
to live with.

The petitioner told the court that he had denied his wife sex to
see if she would change her bad character instead she became
suicidal. ”My lord, I decided to starve her sexually so that she
can change from her bad behaviour. ”Though she pleaded with me and
told me that she would change, but i insisted that she should turn
a new leaf first, instead, she attempted to hang herself in my
room.

”I see the suicide attempt as another way to put me into
trouble, therefore, the court should end this marriage to save me
from her troubles,” he said. The respondent, Mutiat, denied the
allegation that she attempted to kill herself and urged the court
to save her marriage.

“I confirmed that my husband denied me sex for several months
and I begged him to forgive me for any wrong thing I have done to
him but he refused to accept my apology. ”I am not ready to leave
my matrimonial home with our two kids, the court should help us
reconcile,’’ she said.

An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi in Ibadan, Oyo on
Wednesday dissolved the five-year-old marriage between Selim
Osuntade and his wife, Mutiat, over her attempt to commit suicide.

The Court President, Chief Mukaila Balogun held that Selim
proved his case beyond reasonable doubt. Balogun said the court
could not entertain the plea of Mutiat for reconciliation as the
evidence given by both parties had revealed the truth.

He said the court would not fold its arms and wait until the
respondent killed herself because her husband had made up his mind
not to love her again. ”The marriage is hereby dissolved and the
custody of the two children from the union is given to the
respondent.

”The petitioner should pay N8, 000 monthly for the upkeep of the
children. ”In addition, he should pay N12, 000 for the respondent’s
house rent and N5, 000 for her to move her luggage,” he said.
Earlier, Selim had approached the court for the dissolution of his
marriage, alleging that his wife of five years was too troublesome
to live with.

The petitioner told the court that he had denied his wife sex to
see if she would change her bad character instead she became
suicidal. ”My lord, I decided to starve her sexually so that she
can change from her bad behaviour. ”Though she pleaded with me and
told me that she would change, but i insisted that she should turn
a new leaf first, instead, she attempted to hang herself in my
room.

”I see the suicide attempt as another way to put me into
trouble, therefore, the court should end this marriage to save me
from her troubles,” he said. The respondent, Mutiat, denied the
allegation that she attempted to kill herself and urged the court
to save her marriage.

“I confirmed that my husband denied me sex for several months
and I begged him to forgive me for any wrong thing I have done to
him but he refused to accept my apology. ”I am not ready to leave
my matrimonial home with our two kids, the court should help us
reconcile,’’ she said.