Glory Ojuala has told the court that her husband, Alex, drugged her 2
days after she delivered a baby so that he could have a long bout of
sexual intercourse with her.
The 30-year-old woman said her husband put the drug in a bottle of
soft drink which he offered her.
The Tribune reports:
A mother of three, Glory claimed that two days after she was delivered
of a baby, her husband started pestering her for sex in the presence
of her mother, who was on a visit. She told the court that she denied
her husband sex because she was still recovering from the pains of
childbirth and was also breast feeding.
She reiterated that after she took the soft drink, she couldn't
explain what happened afterwards until she became conscious three days
later in the hospital. She added that she later knew that her husband
drugged her when he confessed.
Following the incident, Glory moved out of their matrimonial home and
since then, the couple have been living separately.
She asked the court to dissolve their marriage on the grounds that her
husband was threatening her life and didn't care for her and the
children.
In addition, she told the court that she believed her husband charmed
her into marrying him and her suspicion was confirmed when she started
attending church. She asked the court to compel her husband to take
care of their children by providing for their upkeep and education.
In response, Alex denied all the allegations made against him and said
he took care of his family, but things went sour when he and his wife
started having misunderstandings. He added that he used to give his
wife N200 daily and therefore wondered why she claimed he was not
taking care of his family.
He also said he was no longer interested in the relationship and asked
the court to dissolve their marriage.
He promised to provide N10,000 for the upkeep and education of his
children.
The case was adjourned till March 5.
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Days after she returned to the warm embrace of her family and
friends, Tope was walking pass Sodeke Street in Somolu and noticed
Paul, the driver of the bus that took her to the unknown dungeon.
Paul, it was gathered, did not recognise the woman again. After she
was convinced that the man before her was the driver of the bus that
whisked them away, she then raised the alarm, yelling at the top of
her voice.
Apparently realising that trouble was nigh, Paul reportedly took to
his heels but the woman gave him a hot chase and still yelling at
the top of her voice. Eventually, Paul was apprehended by passersby
and law enforcement agents at Onipanu Police Station were called to
the scene. Paul was later whisked away to the station.
She, however, never knew that her abductor would be apprehended and
brought to book so soon. But, the man identified as Paul is currently
in police custody helping the law enforcement agents unravel the
alleged kidnap of Tope and about 10 others for ritual purposes.
The said Paul, whose neighbours claimed has no particular job, was
said to have connived with some other men, now at large, to abduct
Tope and other people for ritual. During the incident, she
miraculously escaped from the kidnappers den and eventually found her
way back to her Somolu, Lagos.
Tope, in a chat with reporters and investigators, claimed that all of
the passengers in the vehicle were taken to a hideout and were
welcomed by men with all kinds of charms all over their bodies. "When
we all alighted from the bus, one of the ritualists used an object to
touch our chests, but when he got to me, he became furious and angry.
"He shouted that they should return me back to where I was picked,
saying my spirit does not fall in tandem with the purpose they wanted
to use me for," Tope said. Hence, she was let off the hook and she
reportedly walked many kilometres in the bush before she eventually
found her way to the main road where she begged commuters for rides
until she got to Lagos.
Paul has been charged with kidnapping and stealing, but some of his
neighbours are unhappy with the hurried charge against him, saying
that the matter deserves further investigations so as to unearth his
accomplice.
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