The confession of a mother of five that her former boss was the biological father of her fourth child is now threatening her 25-year-old marriage. Her husband, 57-year-old Isaac Jemibola, a civil servant, has approached an Ikole Customary Court in Ekiti State, seeking the dissolution of his marriage to the woman, 48-year-old Olayemi.
Jemibola based his divorce plea on the ground that the respondent confessed committing adultery in 2002.
He urged the court in the petition filed on January 21, to grant him custody of the five children from the marriage.
The petition told the court that he married Olayemi in 1989 according to the native law and custom.
According to him, ``after retiring to bed on January 19, my wife came to me and knelt down.
“She confessed to have had an extramarital affair with her former boss which resulted in the pregnancy of the fourth child.
“My wife said she had given her life to Christ and that her desire to make heaven made her confess based on the advice from her pastor.
“She added that the paternity of the fourth child was in doubt since both the boss and I slept with her the same week,’’ he said.
Jemibola further told the court that he reported the matter to his parents who pleaded with the woman to reverse her confession.
“She however insisted that she was following the dictates of the Bible.
“I purposely don’t want to do the DNA test because I don’t want to hate the child.’’ he said.
Olayemi admitted committing the offence, but kicked against dissolution of the marriage.
“I did it because Jemibola was befriending another woman during the period which made him abandon me for almost six months.
“It was that same period that my former boss, who normally took me to work in his car, made love advances at me. Both men made love with me at almost the same period.
“After some years, I discovered that the child looked quite different from his siblings and out of guilt, I decided to tell him the truth.
“I pleaded for his forgiveness but he refused,’’ Olayemi said.

In her ruling, the court president, Mrs Yemisi Ojo, said: “In the interest of justice and in the spirit of promoting reconciliation between the two parties, the case will be adjourned till April 7 for report of settlement.’’

I did it because Jemibola was befriending another woman during the period which made him abandon me for almost six months.
“It was that same period that my former boss, who normally took me to work in his car, made love advances at me. Both men made love with me at almost the same period.

bukatyne:
The husband was cheating also and he wants to divorce his wife?

Classic

“It was that same period that my former boss,
who normally took me to work in his car, made
love advances at me. Both men made love with
me at almost the same period.

freeboy604:
Some women are so foolish, she cheated on her husband and also made him to be spending money on another man's child. Some women with basket brain, well what she did will always remind her that she is not responsible.

bukatyne:
The husband was cheating also and he wants to divorce his wife?

Classic

MARKone:


In such marital issues, you do not repay evil with evil, if for anything, for the sake of the children. The lady said the husband abandoned her for six months, six months, is not enough time for her to cheat, to the extent of being pregnant for another man, she is loose, now look at where her quest for vengeance have landed her and the family.

tiredface:
THEIR WIVES DON'T CARE, THEY 'OWANBE' AROUND, IT'S A CULTURE.

emilyone:
Its such a pity, a lot men are fathering children that are not theirs

bukatyne:
The husband was cheating also and he wants to divorce his wife?

Classic

MARKone:


In such marital issues, you do not repay evil with evil, if for anything, for the sake of the children. The lady said the husband abandoned her for six months, six months, is not enough time for her to cheat, to the extent of being pregnant for another man, she is loose, now look at where her quest for vengeance have landed her and the family.

Richy4:
If he can ask that the marriage be dissolved, what stopped him from checking if the kid is his by performing a paternity test.

The excuse of hating the kid is just a story told by the ancestors

rationalmind:


Only difference is, he was careful not to get someone pregnant.

If only the wife was equally as careful, the issue of divorce most likely wouldn't have come up.

Begonia:


It's not as easy as that. If he does a paternity test and it turns out that the child isn't his, he might not be able to look at the kid the same way. He asked the court to grant him custody of the five children from the marriage. This means that he still sees that child as his own and obviously doesn't want anything to change that. He's angry at his wife not the child.

buygala:
Very funny and sad story



But the sad or happy truth ( whichever way the man wants to look at it) is that there is no marriage for the court to dissolve, since they didn't do any court marriage, which is the only recognized marriage under Nigerian Law


So legally, the dude is free to throw out his fornicating wife and forcefully take custody of his kids (if he can)....
As far as Nigerian law is concerned, they have been fuccking each other without commitment since the time of John The Baptist

But considering they had a customary marriage and have dragged each other before a customary court, I hope the court does well to settle their wahala... but legally, they have no enforcible claims over each other

blank:


Read up on family law so that you won't sound so ignorant. Customary or traditional marriage is recognised under Nigerian law.