By Adeola
Adenuga and
Oluwatobiloba
Adeyemi
A pastor, Samuel
Oyedotun,
stunned an Ake
Customary Court,
Abeokuta, Ogun
State when he
said he wouldn‘t
have got married
to his wife, Lydia, if
he knew the
woman was not
responsible.
Oyedotun said his
wife made him
believe she‘was
religious when
they met, until
after she bore two
children for him
and he discovered
she indulged in
drinking beer and
was also
adulterous.
This, according to
him, gives serious
concern to the
extent that he
hardly prayed as
he used to do
before they
became husband
and wife.
The pastor said he
met Lydia in
lbadan and they
got married legally
while the union,
according to him,
is blessed with five
children.
He added that
what informed his
decision to sue for
divorce was that
he found that she
was dating some
rich men in his
church, and that
when he
confronted her,
she threatened to
deal with him
ruthlessly. The
plaintiff said that all
efforts to stop her
from continuing in
the habit proved
abortive.
He therefore urged
the court to
dissolve the
marriage and grant
him custody of the
children. Though
the 37-year-old
woman denied the
allegations levelled
against her by the
husband, she told
the court she was
ready to accept the
divorce since her
husband was
adamant. Lyndia
said it was not the
end of road for
her.
The respondent
however pleaded
that the court grant
her custody of the
children because
she knew that the
money Samuel
would be making
from the church
would not be
enough for the
upkeep of the
children.
Meanwhile, the
case was
adjourned for
further hearing.