DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA:

‘I Suffered Pain, Slapping and Humiliation in the Hands of Femi Fani-Kayode’-ex-wife, Precious Chikwendu, former beauty pageant fumes

…He repeatedly kicked me on my stomach several times even when I was pregnant, confined me to Hospital when I attempted to escape

* Demand full custody of their four sons in a court affidavit of an originating summon pursuant to Section 69 of the Child Rights Act

* Lament: “I met Fani-Kayode in 2014 at the peak of my beauty career and we fell in love. We began living together and had children- a son age five and a set of triplets age three”

* Fani-Kayode currently spends N1.8million on food, toiletries and left over on the children monthly while only him doles out N575,000 on clothing

* Says: “I want court to compel him to give me a monthly payment of N3.5million for the upkeep of our four sons”

*BY TOLULOPE AYOBAMI/Judiciary & Domestic Violence Reporter, Nigeria

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA:

‘I Suffered Pain, Slapping and Humiliation in the Hands of Femi Fani-Kayode’-ex-wife, Precious Chikwendu, former beauty pageant fumes

…He repeatedly kicked me on my stomachseveral times even when I was pregnant, confined me to Hospital when I attempted to escape

* Demand full custody of their four sons in a court affidavit of an originating summon pursuant to Section 69 of the Child Rights Act

* Lament: “I met Fani-Kayode in 2014 at the peak of my beauty career and we fell in love. We began living together and had for children- a son age five and a set of triplets age three”

* Fani-Kayode currently spends N1.8million on food, toiletries and left over on the children monthly while only him doles out N575,000 on clothing

* Says: “I want court to compel him to give me a monthly payment of N3.5million for the upkeep of our four sons”

*BY TOLULOPE AYOBAMI/Judiciary & Domestic Violence Reporter, Nigeria

Nigeria’s former Minister of Aviation, FEMI Fani-Kayode is in the news for the wrong reasons as his once-upon darling, a beauty pageant, Precious Chikwendu claimed in a court filling she is demanding full custody of their four children, among other requests due to serious pain, humiliation she suffered in the hands of the politician.

Chikwendu alleged Fani-Kayode was fond of regularly beating her up at several times including when she was pregnant. The ex-wife further accused Fani-Kayode of confining her to a hospital when she attempted to escape. She is subsequently demanded for full custody of their four sons.

The former beauty queen made the allegations in an affidavit she deposed to in support of an originating motion brought pursuant to Section 69 of the Child’s Rights Act, 2003. She said she met Fani-Kayode in 2014 at the peak of her career and they soon fell in love and began living together and had four children, a son age five and a set of triplets age three.

The former beauty queen said, “From the early days of our relationship, the respondent (Fani-Kayode), has always maintained a lifestyle of utter disregard to my feelings. This was evident in the way and manner the respondent assaulted me while pregnant with our first son.

“The respondent (Fani-Kayode) kicked me severally on my stomach over a petty argument that ensued. It was my friend, Vanessa, who was around at the material time that intervened at the nick of time to save me. “I had to leave the respondent’s (Fani-Kayode’s) house a few days after this incident. The respondent (Fani-Kayode) repeated the same act when I was pregnant with triplets, this time it was my mother and sister, Faith, that intervened.”

Chikwendu said on one occasion, Fani-Kayode and a former Divisional Police Officer of Asokoro Police Station drugged her. She said the ex-minister and her soon became companions and began living together. She, however, said things soon turned sour as Fani-Kayode began exhibiting signs of paranoia. The ex-beauty pageant alleged that the former minister accused her of infidelity and on several occasions locked her out of their home located on Aso Drive, Asokoro, Abuja. Chikwendu said, “I was incarcerated at a hospital for a period of two weeks. I was separated from my six-month old triplets and a year old son at the time.”

Chikwendu, who alleged that the ex-minister had denied her access to her children for several months, asked the court to compel Fani-Kayode to give her a monthly payment of N3.5m for the upkeep of the four sons. According to Chikwendu, Fani-Kayode currently spends N1.8m on food, toiletries and others on the four children every month while N575,000 is spent monthly on clothing.

She said Fani-Kayode has continued to deny her access to the children in order to compel her to return to the marriage. The ex-beauty pageant alleged that in a bid to spite her, Fani-Kayode had been taking pictures of the children with different women and posting them on social media. In response filed by one Oluwafemi Popoola on behalf of Fani-Kayode, the ex-minister said he had not been properly served with the court processes and hence could not respond appropriately.

The affidavit Popoola deposed to read in part, “Except there is service or proper service of the originating processes filed in this case on the respondent/applicant, this honourable court will lack jurisdiction to conduct further proceedings.”

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