Linda Stephen, a 37-year-old housewife, filed for divorce from her husband, Felix Stephen, on Tuesday at Kaduna Customary Court, citing his unreasonable sexual demands.
The petitioner, a resident of Ungwan Sunday in Kaduna, also accused her husband of hitting her after she resisted his sexual advances.
In her petition, she stated that she and her estranged spouse were married for six years.
While pleading with the court to grant her divorce from her husband, Mrs Stephen stated that she was no longer interested in the marriage because she could no longer deal with his sexual demands.
“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 further added that her husband cannot control himself when he craves sex and that if she refuses his sexual advances, he will beat her up in front of their two children.
Stephen, the respondent, stated in his defence that he was willing to suppress his sexual urges.
He informed the court he loved his wife and begged the court to help him appease her rather than satisfy her demand.
“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 also asked the court to grant him time to figure things out and reconnect with his wife.
After hearing the couple’s statements, Court President John Dauda deferred the case until May 6, 2025, for feedback and the conclusion of the reconciliation while advising them to maintain peace.
