SSS Official In Divorce Case With Wife Asks For Dowry Refund
The divorce case between a State Security Service (SSS) official and his wife at the Igando Grade ‘B’ Customary Court took a dramatic turn as the audience, officials and judge could not help but laugh at the couple.
The SSS official, Anthony Ebemere and Beatrice Ebemere, a factory worker residing at 41, Jakande Estate, Isolo are seeking for a divorce, with Mr. Ebemere insisting he wanted a refund of the bride price he paid, if their marriage is dissolved by the court.
Mrs. Ebemere told the court that she gets beaten and threatened by her husband frequently, and he always neglected her basic needs and there no more love between them.
She said, “He fights with me frequently because most of the time, he will come home drunk and he will want to make love to me, this causes the fight most of the time. He raped me on many occasions. He also said I have a boyfriend and I should go and meet him to give me feeding money.
"He embarrasses me around even in my church; he almost killed me in church one day saying nobody should interfere in the matter as I am his wife. He sends people to call and threaten me on phone that if I leave him, he will kill me. I was pregnant for him in 2012 but lost the pregnancy in November 24, 2012 due to lack of care. He even refused to pay the hospital bill. He paid N200 out of N12,000,” she said.
The 38 years old defendant, Mr. Anthony Ebemere defended himself thus: “I never fought her, the only thing is that one man called in the night one day that she should come to church by 5 am the following morning. I called the man back and he said she didn’t tell him that she was married."
He added that he cares for her a lot and he still loves her very well but if she insist that she doesn’t want him back, he wants the N1.2 million he spent on her dowry and his belongings she took making N1.5 million.
One of the clerks in the court confirmed that before the hearing, Mr. Anthony threatened in the court that if the court should dissolve their marriage, he will kill himself and Beatrice.
The case has been adjourned till April 16th for judgment.
Source: Legit.ng
