A 10-year-old boy on Monday told a Mapo
Customary Court in Ibadan that his mother asked
him to put poison in his father’s food and bathing
water.
Adenike Ayodele, the mother of the boy, had
petitioned the court to dissolve her 15-year-old
marriage to her estranged husband, Adeshina, on
grounds of irresponsibility and battery.
In his testimony, the boy told the court that his
mother gave him a nylon which contained some
powdery substance which she instructed him to
pour in his father’s food as well as his bathing
water.
“After giving me the substance, my mother
warned me never to tell my father or anyone
about it.
“However, I love my father and I told him because
I never wanted any bad thing to happen to him,â€
he said.
Earlier, Adenike, who lives at Agbaje area of Orita-
challenge, Ibadan, had told the court that
Adeshina had turned her into a punching bag.
“At any slight opportunity, my husband beats me.
“For 14 years, Adeshina has not stopped beating
me and the last one he did was the reason why I
made up my mind to call it quits with him.
“On that day, I requested for money for the
upkeep of the children and Adeshina gave me a
beating resulting in blood dripping from my two
ears.
“He also broke one of my legs that day and I am
still experiencing the pain till today.
“Again, on December 5, 2018, Adeshina came to
attack me in my shop because he was not happy
that my business is doing well despite his
inhumane treatment.
“Then, he threatened to ruin my business by all
means and what followed was the burgling of my
shop two Sundays ago.
“Now, all my means of livelihood have been
burgled and I got him apprehended but without
any positive result,†Adenike said.
In his response, Adeshina consented to the
petitioner’s request for termination of the
marriage, but denied all the allegations leveled
against him.
“My lord, I had on different occasions given
Adenike the children’s school fees.
“Aside that, when one of our children urgently
needed a surgery to be performed on him, I gave
Adenike the required money for the surgery, but
she spent it on herself.
“I sent her to school to acquire NCE, but she told
the school management that she is a widow
which means that I am nothing to her.
“If I give her money to buy anything at home, she
doesn’t put my name on the receipt.
“Worst of all, Adenike told our second child to put
poison in my food and bathing water, but, the
child revealed the secret to me and I informed my
relatives about it,†Adeshina said.
All the witnesses that testified corroborated
Adeshina’s submissions.
The petitioner, who was unruly during the court’s
proceedings, was asked by the President of the
court, Chief Ademola Odunade, to bring her
parents to the court.
Odunade adjourned the case till Feb. 27 for
judgment.
source: thenationonlineng.net/mother-told-poison-father-boy-tells-court/
