Housewife seeks divorce over husband’s sex demands

A 37-year–old housewife, Linda Stephen, on Tuesday, approached a Kaduna Customary Court, asking for a divorce over her husband, Felix Stephen’s excessive sexual demands.

The petitioner, who is a resident of Ungwan Sunday in Kaduna, further accused her husband of beating her whenever she refused his sexual advances.

In her petition, she told the court that she and her estranged husband had been married for six years.

While urging the court to grant her divorce from her husband, Mrs Stephen informed the court that she was no longer interested in the marriage as she could no longer cope with his demands for sex.

“I urge the court to dissolve this marriage because I can’t stand his excessive sexual urge. He likes sex too much, and I can’t bear it.

“Most times, he would have sex with me from midnight till early hours of the morning. Even when I am crying, he will not stop.

“It has been three months since I moved out of his house, his relatives have been pleading with me to go back to him, but they do not know what I am facing,” she said.

She also stated that her husband does not control himself whenever he needs sex and that whenever she refused his sexual advances, he would beat her up, even in front of their two kids.

The respondent, Stephen, in his defence, said he was ready to control his sexual urge.

He told the court that he was in love with his wife, pleading with the court to help him pacify her, and not grant her wish.

“I took my uncles and friends to her parents’ house to plead with her. But she refused to listen to us, so she walked out on us,” he said.

He further pleaded with the court to give him time to sort things out and reconcile with his wife.

After listening to the testimonies of the couple, the Court President, John Dauda, adjourned the matter until May 6, 2025, for feedback and the outcome of the reconciliation, while advising them to maintain peace.