Mrs Owolati Laide, 45, has been sentenced to three months
imprisonment by an FCT Area Court in Lugbe, on Thursday for pouring hot water
on her husband.
According to a report by Vanguard, the Judge, Mr Gambo
Garba, gave Laide an option of N5, 000 fines because of her six- month old
baby. The convict had pleaded guilty and begged the court to tamper justice
with mercy.
She said, “ Please sir, don’t send me to jail because of my
six months old baby. I am so sorry for what I did; it was the devil that lured
me into this act. I will not do it again. I just discovered that my husband has
other five wives without my consent. When I confronted him, he started beating
me and I had injuries all over my body. So, when I was washing my face with hot
water, he came and started beating me. In the process the hot water poured on
him. I did not intentionally pour hot water on the man, please sir, forgive me,
’’ she pleaded
Owolati Tajudeem, her husband, had told the court that Laide
got annoyed because his second wife who was pregnant came from Lagos without
her consent, “She is aware of my marriage to other five wives,” he said.
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