“My husband bewitched me; I loved him despite beatings” – Woman tells Lagos court
One Abosede Bamgbose, a 28-year-old woman, has dragged her husband before the Badagry, Customary Court in Topo Garage.
Abosede told the court on Wednesday that her husband of eight years, simply identified as James, had bewitched her. She said there was no more love in the marriage and she felt like a spell was put on her to make her fall keep being in love with him.
She said, ”Sometime in the year 2009, I followed my friend to a wedding party st Ajara Topa, Badagry, immediately I saw James, I fell in love with him.
“We dated for two months and I packed my belongings to his residence in Ido-iroko, Ogun State, without introduction or dowry paid to my parents.
“After two months in his house, I got pregnant without meeting any of his relatives. Four Months after the pregnancy, he started beating me for no reason.
“I gave birth to a premature baby which died three days later due to his beatings, After the death of my child, the beatings continued to the extent that I fainted one day and I was rushed to the hospital.
“It was in the hospital that I was told that I was two months pregnant paid the bills before I was discharged. So, when I got better, I packed my belonging and left his house. Since then, I have not seen him and I did not meet his relations.
“James is a herbalist and I know he had put me under a spell when I was living with him but it is all over now.”
She appealed to the court to grant her wish for a divorce, as her husband has said he is not interested in the marriage anymore.
The case has been adjourned to October 18, 2018.
