75 year old man asks for divorce due to lack of sex from wife

An Ado-Ekiti customary court, yesterday, dissolved
the 26-year marriage between a bricklayer, James
Kayode Oguntuase, 75 and his wife, Felicia, 53, over
sexual deprivation.

Oguntuase accused Felicia of denying him sex,
adultery, stealing and stubbornness, allegations
which she denied.The petitioner told the court that he
had caught his wife with 3 different men and that she
had aborted three pregnancies for her lovers. He
also accused also alleged that his estranged wife
stealing N35,000, the money he had saved for the
purchase of carpentry materials.

He asked the court for the custody of their 6
children,Caroline, 25; Peter, 23; Akin, 18; Ife, 15;
Rachel, 12; and Tolulope, 6 stating that he'd be
responsible for their upkeep and everything else.

However, the wife, in her response, said she denied
the petitioner sex on grounds of ill-health, and also
denied the allegations of adultery and stealing. She
urged the court not to dissolve the union.

Court president, Joseph Ogunsemi, dissolved the
union, saying the marriage had broken down as the
two parties failed to avail themselves of the
opportunity given to settle the dispute amicably.

The court also awarded custody of the children below
the age of 18 to the petitioner, while Peter and Akin,
who are above 18 are free to decide where to live.

The petitioner was also ordered by the court to
arrange for an alternative accommodation for the
respondent, the cost of which should not be more
than N60,000 and not less than N48,000 per annum.

The court ordered the petitioner to pay two years
rent for the new accommodation for the respondent
and he is also expected to bear the cost of
transporting her luggage to the new place.

The court ordered the respondent to always assist
the petitioner in the upkeep of the minor children.


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