Husband orders wife to kneel, stretch her hands like a pupil before beating her

Yemisi Akinwumi, a 39-year-old housewife in Lagos Nigeria has gone to court asking for her 20 –year long marriage to be ended, reason being, to free her from her husband, who allegedly beats her every day.

According to Yemini, her husband usually beats her like a primary school pupil, asking her to kneel down and stretch her hands before caning her. She also claims that her husband, on many occasions, threatens to end her life and dispose of her dead body without the neighbours noticing.

Mr. Phillips Williams, President of the court, handled the case as Yemini testified, insisting that there was no love between her and her husband anymore. She stated that her husband had abandoned his responsibilities, which include taking care of the children.

“I made efforts to secure a loan for my husband from a cooperative bank to start a small business with a promise by him to pay back in installments.But after a few months, he refused to pay and attempts to get him to refund the money was unsuccessful. My husband started threatening to kill me and dispose of my corpse without anybody knowing,” said Yemini. She went on to push the court to end the marriage and hand over all responsibilities to the husband.

However, the husband, Mr. Wasiu aged 49, pleaded with the court not do destroy the marriage, claiming that his wife began misbehaving after he lost his job. She also accused the wife of committing adultery, saying that she stopped cooking for him and moved out of the house.

The court invited both parties again in court in a last attempt to resolve the marriage, if at all its not already beyond the elastic limit.