One Caleb Oluwafisibe, a 70-year-old pastor, on Tuesday pushed for the dissolution of his 41-year-old marriage to his wife, Titilayo, alleging that she starves him sexually.
The pastor told an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos that his wife had refused him sex from 2006 till date and that he had been living a life of celibacy just to keep his vows as a man of God.
Oluwafisibe said, “Since I married my wife in June 1975, it’s been marriage and separation in two phases because any situation was determined by what I could offer.
“We were living well until 1998 when things became tough with me. We separated from 1998 to 2006, when my church transferred me out to the East.”
“My wife had a negative influence on my children as we had divergent views on their welfare and training.
“We always clashed because of them,” the pastor added.
“I even had a special prayer for my wife for three years to see if God would intervene in the difficult situation and change her personality,” Oluwafisibe said, pleading with the court to separate their union, so he could move on with his life.
His wife, Titilayo, however, refuted the husband’s allegation.
She said he was nor being treated as a wife by her husband.
“He calls himself a pastor yet he does not have regard for his family. He has really caused so much division among our children,” Titilayo added.
The Court president, Mrs. Veronica Willoughby, having listened to both parties urged the pastor to reconsider his prayer for dissolution, considering his status as a man of God.
“You have both failed in the training of your children by using them as a point of disagreement. Your children are your collective responsibilities.
“You should seek peace as a pastor and not separation. I will give you a second chance to go back and reconsider your intention,” the president added, adjourning the matter till February 16.
