A man, identified only as Adewale, has said that his marriage to his wife, Sarata Olagunju, is controlled by demonic spirits.
This was brought to limelight on Thursday when Olagunju approached a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve the union following the allegations by her husband.
The wife, who is a scrap dealer, told the court that her husband informed her that some demonic spirits were in their house and she must leave the premises immediately.
Narrating her ordeal, the woman said, “I had a miscarriage in 2005, and ever since then, I haven’t conceived again. Olagunju took me to his clergyman, who told me to perform some fetish things, and I obeyed them.
“Olagunju told me to leave the house due to the presence of Gins or demonic spirits in the house.
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“I have been living all alone since then.”
Earlier, Olagunju explained that he filed the suit due to childlessness.
The petitioner said that he did not pay the necessary bride price before she moved in with him.
Delivering judgment, the court’s President, Mrs S.M. Akintayo, held that there was no marriage to be dissolved between Adewale and Olagunju because no bride price was paid.
Citing portions of the law to support her judgment, Akintayo declared that Adewale and Olagunju were merely cohabiting.
However, she granted Olagunju’s request that the court should restrain the respondent, Adewale from harassing, intimidating, molesting and interfering with the private life of the petitioner.