My husband sleeps with our daughters, my sister, house help – Woman tells court

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A 63-
year-old businesswoman, Mrs Mabel Alli, on Friday prayed an Igando
Customary Court in Lagos, to end her 41-year-old marriage to husband,
Richard, alleging that he sleeps with their daughters and has
impregnated her sister.

She told the court that her husband sexually molested all their three daughters and was a womaniser.

“After impregnating my sister, he took one of our daughters to the hospital to have an abortion.

“My 13-year-old girl also reported to me that he always sneaks into her room to have intercourse with her.

“I have caught my husband red handed on top of our third daughter. My
friends and domestic staff are not exempted, I have caught him with
them too” the petitioner alleged.

The petitioner said that her husband was fetish and also wanted to
use her for money ritual in order to finance his political ambition.

“He has taken me to various herbalists in Badagry, Sango and other
places for money ritual; I followed him because he said it was for
goodwill.

“I stopped following him to herbalists when the last herbalist he
took me to asked me to come alone the following day but I went with one
of our daughters.

“He told me that I should stop following my husband about and should
run for my life as he wanted to use me for ritual or make me mad, so he
can inherit my properties which include cars and houses.

“My husband collects money from me using charms, spent it on his political ambition but he eventually lost the election.

Mabel alleged that her husband does not take care of the children.

“Everything rests on me, I shoulder all his responsibilities of
feeding the family, paying the children school fees among other
responsibilities.

”I beg the court to terminate this union. I am no longer interested because my husband wants to kill me,” she told the court.

However, Richard, who denied all the allegations, welcomed the
divorce suit, saying he too was no longer interested in the marriage.

He claimed that he was the source of his wife’s wealth.

After listening to the submissions of the estranged couple, the
President of the Court, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, adjourned the case until
May 2, for judgment.