Devil made me rape my pregnant wife’s sister—Trader
A 33-year old trader, who was accused of raping his wife’s
sister, has attributed his action to the devil.
Adeniyi Ajofoyinbo told an Igando Customary Court that he did
not know what pushed him to where his sister-in- law was sleeping before raping
her.
“I didn’t have the intention to rape her, the devil pushed me, I
am sorry. I know I have made a mistake,” Ajofoyinbo said, while responding to a
divorce suit filed by his wife, Elizabeth, accusing him of infidelity.
The husband in turn accused his wife of infidelity, claiming
that she is currently pregnant for her lover.
“My wife, who is accusing me of infidelity, is currently
pregnant for her man-friend and she has packed out of our matrimonial home with
our children,” he said, adding that his wife used to disturb him with her
constant night prayers.
The petitioner, Elizabeth, 33, a food vendor, had sought the
dissolution of her seven-year-old marriage because her husband raped her sister
in their matrimonial home.
“My husband raped my sister when I went for a night vigil. When
I returned, my sister told me that my husband, who had been making advances
toward her succeeded in raping her. When I confronted my husband, he admitted
raping my sister, but attributed his action to the devil’s handiwork,” she told
the court.
The mother of two said her husband was always threatening to
kill her and that he always beat her with dangerous weapons. “My husband is in
the habit of beating me at the slightest provocation. He had stabbed me with
bottles and knives on severally occasions. He started beating and stabbing me
from the first day of our living together and I am afraid he may stab me to
death one day,” she cried out.
The pregnant petitioner begged the court to end the marriage.
After listening to
the estranged couple, the court’s president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, adjourned
the case to June 2 for judgment.
Tribune
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