Lagos Government Reacts To Viral Video Of Man Accusing A Judge Of Snatching His Wife After He Approached The Court To Resolve His Marital Crisis
The Lagos state government has reacted to viral video of a man accusing a customary court judge, Mr Ishola Razaki Adeyemi of snatching and impregnating his wife after he approached the court to resolve his marital crisis.
In the viral video, the man who gave his name as Oluyemi Ayeni claimed that he had an issue with his wife, Doyin Rukayat Okunubi and that she moved out of his house.
He said they only had marriage introduction done, however he was advised by his wife’s father to invest in her business of establishing a school located in Egbeda, which he did with the sum of N5 million.
Ayeni said with the success of the business, he couldn’t control his wife again and this began to cause a rift in their marriage.
He said his wife moved out of their matrimonial home and rented an apartment of her own. He alleged that within two months of moving out, his wife began to have affairs with men.
He went further to narrate how Adeyemi, who allegedly had interest in his wife, dissolved their union and denied him access to his children after he approached the court.
According to Ayeni, when he protested the development, Adeyemi got him arrested by the police and he was subsequently transferred to Kirikiri Prison in Lagos State.
He narrated:
”After ten months I took her to court thinking that I would be able to resolve this matter through alternative dispute resolution.
The judge, Doctor Rasaq Ishola Adeyemi, hurriedly dissolved my marriage and got that woman impregnated three months after the dissolution of my marriage. The woman is now carrying nine-months pregnancy for that man.
What really pains me is that in the rulings, this man denied me access to my children, that I can only see the children in the school premises once in a week.
The same children are in his custody. He took over the thriving business of that woman, denied me access to my children, impregnated the woman and still wants to send me to jail.
I don’t want my children to be under the custody of the man, instead allow my children to go and play at Sambisa Forest. I don’t want my children to live in a chaotic environment that is why I’m saying, I want my children back.
If I don’t care, the Lagos State Social Development can take over the responsibility of the children. I’m financially okay, I can take care of my children. I can put them in boarding house, I want my children back. Fellow Nigerians, please assist me!”
Reacting to the viral video, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) in a statement released said it was aware of the case.
The agency said the matter was investigated and the member of the Customary court was dismissed. The agency said following the video making the rounds, all efforts to reach the complainant have proved abortive. It has asked for help in locating him.
The statement reads:
””LASG REACTS TO ALLEGED VIRAL VIDEO OF DISMISSED CUSTOMARY COURT MEMBER, MR ISHOLA RAZAKI ADEYEMI
The attention of the State Government has been drawn to a viral video circulating the social media space wherein one Mr. Olayemi Ayeni ( The Complainant )alleged that a former Customary Court Member, Mr. Ishola Razaki Adeyemi, abused his office by exhibiting unprofessional conduct in a customary court case involving the Complainant and his wife and proceeded to snatch his wife and children from him.
The matter which occurred between 2014/2015 was investigated by the Lagos State Judicial Service Commission. The findings of the investigation subsequently led to the termination of the appointment of the Member of the Customary Court.
It was discovered that the viral video was posted by “Ogbongefriends” sometime in 2016.
Members of the public are informed that the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has attempted to reach out to Ogbonge friends on their various social media accounts, but unfortunately their accounts have not been active since 2018. All efforts to reach out to the complainant have been to no avail.
We therefore use this medium to encourage anyone with useful information about the complainant to please reach out via our social media handles- @dsvrt on twitter or @dsva on Instagram or on 0813-796-0048.
Titilola Vivour Adeniyi
Executive Secretary
Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency
4th of July, 2022.”
It is unclear why the video started circulating again.
