How Man Locked Wife Inside Their Room For 7 Months
An housewife, Mercy Ekeh, 20, narrated to an Eiigbo Customary Court in Lagos, where she filed a suit for the dissolution of the marriage, how her husband, Kelechi Ekeh, 30, forced her to marry him at the age of 17 and kept her locked up inside their one room apartment for seven months in Egbe area of Lagos. She was allegedly inside the room until he impregnated her and forced her parents to collect N300 as her bride price.
Her husband however said his decision to keep her in the room was not intended to punish her, saying he was showing her love and care because he did not want her to suffer in his home.
She also told the court that during her captivity she was not allowed to see anybody or her parents.
She said whenever Ekeh went to work, he would lock her inside and provide a small bucket for her to ease herself inside the room.
She said she was only allowed to come out in the night briefly when he returned from work and opened the door and did not allow her do anything else.
The embittered woman said her ordeal started in 2012 when she went to sit for Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination, JAMB.
She said on that Saturday, Ekeh accosted her along Liasu road in Egbe.
Mercy alleged that Ekeh cast a spell on her after he touched her and commanded her to go to her parents’ house and bring her property and come and to live with him.
She said she obeyed without knowing what had come over her.
She said while she was in Ekeh’s home, her parents searched everywhere for her and went to the police and reported that she was missing until one of Ekeh’s neighbours who observed what was happening told her mom about where she was.
It was then Ekeh was arrested and she regained her freedom after he impregnated her.
Mercy said Ekeh later went to her parents and pleaded for forgiveness. Subsequently, he brought N300 and paid as her bride price.
She said the incident has traumatized her as Ekeh has ruined her life, while her mates are in school pursuing their education.
She asked the court to dissolve the marriage and compel Ekeh to take care of the baby.
In his response, Ekeh denied all the allegations and told the court that he does not want the marriage dissolved because he loves Mercy.
On packing to his house, he said it was a choice Mercy made before she got pregnant and he had to marry her by paying her dowry.
The president of the court, Mr A.K. Akanni adjourned the case till June 18.
Source: PMNews
Dat Ekeh looks fetish I believe what Mercy says devlish man look at his face like a he-goat
Na waah o, things are happening o.no matter who is telling the truth about how she moved in, locking her up in a room for months makes him guilty as charged. the marriage shld b dissolved immediately
Lord have mercy
Na wa oh
Story, story? Sounds like “love gone sour” hypnotize ko
Am sure mercy was telling the truth
hmmmmnnn.
Message.. There is more to ds story abeg
Na wa ooo..reality is that at 17,she is too young to settle wit a man.
God abeg oooooo orisirisi na we dey hear these days.
There ia more to this story
For me its love gone sour.She jst got tired of d relationship or she is jst saying what her parents doctored her 2 say.How can she remain indoors for 7 months without trying 2 raise alarm or escape when d man goes 2 work?Abi d spell only fell off when her parents discovered her?Spell doesnt work that way
Hmmmm this story sounds fishy joo
My eyes and that of my loved ones shall never see evil in Jesus name, amen.