Keyamo who had last year instituted a divorce proceeding against his wife on the ground that their marriage had broken down irreparably told a bewildered court yesterday that his wife is absolutely irresponsible, foul mouthed, ill-tempered and cannot cook.
In the suit, he had also asked the court to separate the six years old wedding which was blessed with two children, but agreed that the wife should take custody of the children.
However, the wife, Irene in her cross-petition accused the husband of being tight fisted, philandering and grossly irresponsible, and prayed the court for a N20 million alimony from Keyamo.
The couple got married on May 15, 2004 in Benin City.
Narrating his ordeal before the court, Keyamo alleged that his wife severally harassed him at home and office, including barring him from his matrimonial home.
He said: “She is absolutely disrespectful, foul-mouthed and ill-tempered. I even had to greet in the morning. Worse still, she can’t even cook. Sometimes I had to make the food myself.”
Keyamo also denied the allegation made by his wife in her cross petition that he abandoned his children and that he was a wife beater. “I never abandoned my children. That is a wicked lie. My wife prevented me from seeing them to spite me. Despite that I continued to send her money for their upkeep. She said I battered her. That is also a blatant lie. I never laid my hands on her”
He recounted an incident when the wife prevented him from entering the house, after he had arrived late, despite repeated knocks at the door.
“I came and knocked at my door but my wife refused to open the door for me. I left in anger and my wife did not bother to look for me until after a month when she had finished the money for the house keep,” he said.
He also accused the wife of wild behaviour, stating an instance when she onced stabbed the four tyres of his Toyota Jeep, after assaulting him in the office.
The wife, Irene in her cross petition, had accused Keyamo of severally physically assaulting her and lacks respect for womanhood.
Keyamo, however, refuted the allegation and assured the court that he would not falter in his fatherly responsibility of taking care of the children.
“I proposed at the critical stage of their life (children), I might not give her the full custody of the children. In the event that she is married, I will get my children from her because I do not want them to grow under the tutelage of another man.”
Keyamo continues his testimony on 21 April, 2010.
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Source: PM News.
25 comments:
Haba! they don't have to air all this in public.
festus keyamo is a loud-mouthed egocentric bigot who obviously has no respect for himself, his wife or his kids. he likes yelling about his family to the whole world. he has gone down this road with his brother before. imagine someone that's supposed to be a high profile lawyer whining over cooking and airing his family's affairs in public. sissy. i hope he loses this case. he apparently thinks very highly of himself and i hope the lawyer cuts him to size.
And he claims to be a divorce lawyer??? Mehn, all these lawyers should be careful in the areas of law that they specialise in as karam is a big time bitch.
My 2 pence xxx
A "lawyer" is including his wife's inability to cook as a grievance in divorce proceedings????? Wow! At least he's showing his potential clients his level of "professionalism"
i am a woman and am happy about what keyamo said. many women think they can do bull shit to men and get away with it. y should anybody lock their spouse out of the house.
word to all u "indomie is d only thing i can cook" girls, stop with that the man is a bigot thing if he expects me to cook story. u can't expect to sit at home (cos u know many indomie girls are housewives) collect upkeep money and not cook. do u want to kill d man?.
ode like him opening his mouth "my wife cant cook"..he should have married Risikat the Buka lady if he was looking for a cook as a life partner...idiot oshi!!
Ha ha, very funny
So what if u had to prepare the food YOU were going to eat by yourself? Hiss!
anon 8:33, marriage is not all about cooking so the man can eat and be happy. but this is a simple matter actually. if cooking is the only thing you want from a woman, marry a cook! i can cook but i'm not interested in men that only go into marriage for sex and good food and then give me upkeep money in exchange. it would bore me to tears. the honest truth is that women just settle because of the fear of being alone. i completely understand the "man-goes-to-work, woman-plays-house-wife-and-cooks-man's-favourite-food-before-he-comes-back" marriage model and I know it works for some people. but if you're a guy and you want this marriage model and you know that your wife can't cook, then for God's sake, spare us all the whining! hire a cook or tell her to go and learn it! but whatever you do, don't tell us about it! the world does not revolve around your pot belly! some of us consider some things more important than food! Neanderthal bigots!
anon 8:33, marriage is not all about cooking so the man can eat and be happy. but this is a simple matter actually. if cooking is the only thing you want from a woman, marry a cook! i can cook but i'm not interested in men that only go into marriage for sex and good food and then give me upkeep money in exchange. it would bore me to tears. the honest truth is that women just settle because of the fear of being alone. i completely understand the "man-goes-to-work, woman-plays-house-wife-and-cooks-man's-favourite-food-before-he-comes-back" marriage model and I know it works for some people. but if you're a guy and you want this marriage model and you know that your wife can't cook, then for God's sake, spare us all the whining! hire a cook or tell her to go and learn it! but whatever you do, don't tell us about it! the world does not revolve around your pot belly! some of us consider some things more important than food! Neanderthal bigots!
Oh wow, I wonder how much of a credible lawyer he is if he can't handle his domestic affairs.
Plus, did he not know his wife was "foul-mouthed" and "ill-tempered" before marrying her?
Anyway, I hope for the children's sake that they are able to work things out (as in custody, visitation rights, upkeep, etc.) in a civilised manner.
Did he not know all these before he married her? Abi, was he given juju or blindfolded when he married her? It is because when men want to get married they tend to overlook the primary things needed in a woman (good cook, good home keeper etc) rather focus on how many degrees she has, where she works, her looks etc.
Anon 11:06 Thank you! I completely agree with your post! I can cook (and cook well might I add), but that is not all I have to offer in a marriage. Yes, it can be part of it but it is not the main thing. I just can't believe the guy brought it up in court. Olodo.
Irrespective of civilization, every nigerian man wants respect and good food from thier women. The lady hasnt denied she cant cook. Olobe lo loko oh. even if she has a Phd, she must still cook. A british man wont mind since they eat bread and potatoes all day long, but a nigerian man even in USA wont be happy in a home where there is no respect and good food, no matter how great sex is. That is why you see a lot of married bankers eating amala at shitta almost every night....
my 2 pennies
my! to think these two people were once in love. its amazing how love can turn so sour.
"ile ola lewu" somebody should please translate that for me.The rich/famous wives you see and envy go through so much pains unspoken until it get to this point.
The rich/famous husband thinks they are doing their wives favour by staying with them and dish out all kind of thrash.Well,Life will definately moves on after this but they should proctect their kids and save themselves all the dirty washing and thank God,it has nothing to do with infidelity bcos thats the only weapon men use againt women when things go bad.
I wish them well.
The shock the horror! a woman can't cook...quick lock her up and melt the keys.
You can tell this asshole is a sexist, bigot, impotent garbage bag. This is the 21st century a man should be able to prepare a meal and share the household chores.
No woman is gonna put up with you "Pestus"..lol
He said his wife is foul-mouthed, ill tempered and irresponsible, but he wants the court to award her custody...Men are so disgusting, he only wants to take his kids when his ex wife remarry because he doesn't want another man to raise his children...hahaaaa Nigerian men are something else.
He said she can't cook, well Festus what can you do, can take care of your children, cook, clean, do homework, and raise them...Fuck off
so i suppose he didnt know about her lack of culinary skills before he married her...moronic fellow!
@ anon 6:24- tell me o! The man claims she's soo irresponsible, yet has no qualms with her taking full custody of the children. LMAO
I'm sure he even begged the judge to award custody to such an "ill-tempered" and "irresponsible" woman.
Erm, in what land does that make sense?? How can u be shouting that she's a horrible person but want the kids to go to her?
Shameless animal.
oh please he should shut the hell up. when he was sticking his penis into her vagina he thought she was all that. now he's tired of her vagina and wants to go get another one he uses this cheap and tacky also reckless but most of all STUPID excuse-she can't cook. oh please! what are chefs trained for?
my husband is a lawyer and i couldnt cook properly when we got together about 12yrs ago.We are still fine and going to be bcos pf GOD and nothing else.Who does he think he is.Every thing doesnt have to be about him.Shamelsee idiot.
Errrm, remind me again who he is, and why this is news?
'my wife can't cook'- the nerve of this man! I bet you the whole palava was all his fault!
I think no matter what both parties come to reveal in public for sympathy, the truth is best known between them and they are the ONLY ones who know how it degenerated to this stage. Dem say 'Husband and wife matter, person no dey put mouth'
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