Man Chase Wife and Kids Out, Marries Woman with 7 Kids

An embattled housewife, Adeteju Olaniyi, has narrated before a Lagos court how her husband, Folayan, threw her and their three children out of their matrimonial home and brought in a strange woman who already had seven children as wife.

PMNews reports that while presenting her case before the Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Adeteju narrated that her efforts to return to her matrimonial home at Coker Estate, Shasha, Lagos State, proved abortive as the woman, Anita Okumagba, attacked and broke her head before chasing her away from the home. 

She alleged that their 14-year old marriage crashed after Anita came into her husband’s life. That herhusband abandoned their three children and took over the training of Anita’s children. While their children could not continue their education due to lack of money, her husband takes care of the education of Anita’s children.

Adeteju told the court presided over by Mr P.E. Nwaka that her matrimonial problem began in January when her husband asked her and the children to pack out of their house, which they did.
She alleged that while she moved into an uncompleted building with the children at Orisunbare area, Anita moved into their matrimonial home with her children. 


Adeteju discovered that Anita was living with her husband when she went back to the house to find out what was happening to her husband. The complainant said she introduced herself to Anita as Folayan’s wife and requested to pack her remaining property from the house, but Anita refused which led to an argument between them.

Adeteju alleged that Anita became enraged and beat her up and in the process broke her head.
She said the matter was reported to the police at Idimu division who arrested Anita and charged her to court for assault. She disclosed that the police made every effort for her husband to take care of their children but he refused to do so.

When Anita was arraigned in court, she pleaded not guilty to the charge. She was granted bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum. The matter was adjourned till 1 September for continuation of trial.

When PMNews contacted the husband in court, he denied remarrying Anita as claimed by his wife
He, however, confirmed that Anita with her children rented an apartment in his house. Similarly, Anita told PMNews that she was only a tenant in the house. She affirmed that she rented the apartment through an agent.