Housewife Tells Court: My Marriage Collapsed Because Of Childlessness

[Shola Sholaz]

I don't have  peace of mind with him. He has low sperm count. He has a child and I don't have; so I left his house after a deep reflection.
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''He comes to threaten me where I live now. I want the court to dissolve the union so that I will be free because he said he won't allow me to marry another man."
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With these words, 31-year-old Awawu Olusanya pleaded with an Agege, Lagos Grade 'A' Customary Court to dissolve her four-year-old marriage over battery and childlessness. Olusanya, who lives at 37, Fashola Street, Papa Ashafa, Agege, told the court that her marriage to Wasiu collapsed as a result of childlessness.
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"Any little misunderstanding between us, my husband would throw my things out of the house, saying he doesn't derive anything from the union", she said.
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"He beats me at every slight argument and  he doesn't give me money for food; instead, he would want to meet good food before he returns from work.
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"He had a wife and a child before I married him. At that time, he was not in good terms with the other woman, but now, he has reconciled with the woman."
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Olusanya, a trader, told the court that she got to know that her husband had  low sperm count after their visit to the hospital for test.

[Folami David]

That is very bad to know because that should not be a reason to end a marriage. Her husband must have an alterior motive