A businesswoman, Oyemowo Gabriel, 39, on
Friday begged a Grade 1 Area Court in Aso Pada,
Nasarawa State, to beg her husband to attend a
‘peace’ meeting.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that
Oyemowo on March 24, prayed the court to order
her husband, Adenu, 45, to divorce her.
At the resumed hearing on Friday she made a `u-
turn’, and prayed for time to enable her get more
members of her husband’s family to attend the
“settlement’’ meeting.
“My Lord I need more time to get his family
members to attend the meeting.
“On the day we fixed to meet for settlement, only
my husband’s uncle appeared. I want my
husband to be around too.
“I need his presence because I am not married to
his uncle,” she said.
The Judge, Mr Albert Maga, granted her request
and adjourned the case till May 2, for report of
settlement.
NAN recalls that Oyemowo alleged that on May
13, 2013 her husband drove her from the one-
bedroom apartment she was living with him and
their three children.
“Whenever he demands for sex and I refuse him
on account of the children being in the room and
he will beat me up.
“Since he threw me out on May 13 he has taken
custody of the children and refused me access to
them.
“I am still bearing Mrs Gabriel; if he is not
interested in me again, he should tell me and let
me know my stand now.
“I also want the court to help me. I need my
children, I want to Live with my children,” she
said.
The husband at the last hearing told the court
that “I did not throw her out of my house. She
remains my wife.
“She was the one who packed out of my house,
rented a room somewhere and is leaving alone.
“We went to the village and resolved the matter.
After we came back she refused to move in with
me,’’ he said.