A father of three has told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to order his ex-wife Adeola and children to vacate his house because his son usually beats him.

Niyi Orimoyegun, who narrated his ordeal before the court’s President, Chief Ademola Odunade, said that his son, Sunday, usually beats him in the presence of his ex-wife without anyone restraining him.

The court in 1995 dissolved the union between Niyi and Adeola due to irreconcilable differences.

Niyi, who lived at Omiadio area of Ibadan, is believed to be in his late 60s and Adeola in her early 60s.

“My lord, I started grappling with a fresh set of problems when I allowed Adeola back into my home in 2011 after we had legally separated here.

“On five separate occasions, Adeola has watched with delight, how Sunday, her son gave me dirty slaps all in the bid to push me out of my own home.

“Sunday also prevents me from entering the house, even when it was raining very heavily.

“In fact, it took the intervention of an old man in the neighbourhood who appealed to him, but Sunday’s response was that he was going to allow me to suffer. 

“Just three weeks ago, Sunday and his mother decided that they were going to carry out some repairs on the house without letting me know.

“When I challenged Sunday, he locked me up in my room. 

“Since 2011 when Adeola illegally returned to my home, I have known know happiness or rest of mind as she and her children are doing everything possible to end my life abruptly.

“I have been cooking and washing my wears all by myself, order them out of my house,” Niyi pleaded.

Adeola, who did not deny the allegations levelled against her and their son, described her ex-husband as a `devil incarnate” who sacrificed their first child for money ritual.

“This problem began when Biodun, our first child drove Niyi to his shop sometimes in 1993 and the boy has not been seen up until today. 

“My lord, Niyi never showed concern about Biodun’s whereabouts again.

“Shortly after then, money started flowing in for Niyi left and right, whereas, he was merely selling stationary.

“He divorced me in 1995, but when I saw that my children were suffering in my absence, I started taking food to them. 

“Later, Niyi began to fornicate about and in fact, he went back to his hometown in Ekiti to live and remarry. 

“One day, he called me on phone, begging me to forgive him. 

“He said that he had lost all his fortune and that a soothsayer had told him that the children and I must first forgive him, or else, he might die wretched. 

“Consequently, Niyi returned to Ibadan to hand the house over to me as our own property.

“He, however, came in 2011, pleading with me to accommodate him,” she said. 

Odunade the court’s President after careful observation and questioning, counselled the father, mother and the children.

The Arbitrator warned that if Niyi refuses to forgive his ex-wife and other children, four yet unborn generations might suffer the tragedy of Sunday’s laying his hands on his father.

Finally, the mother, two daughters and the son all knelt and prostrated to their father for forgiveness in the court.

Niyi also blessed them and promised to keep the fatherly bond between them. He was, however, ordered to rent an apartment for Adeola since their marriage remained dissolved.

(NAN)