A 73-year-old Pastor, Sale Ekah, has sued his grandson, Danjuma Ejiji, before a Makurdi Upper Area Court for allegedly snatching his wife, Fatima Ekah, and child.
Pastor Ekah told the court in Makurdi that he married Fatima lawfully under the Idoma Native Laws and Customs.
The septuagenarian averred his grandson, Danjuma Ejiji, is also a native of Idoma and resides at Obagaji, Agatu Local Government Area of the state.
He said the accused was subject to the Idoma Native Laws and Customs, adding that adultery is a criminal offence which contravened Section 387 of the Penal Code Laws.
He further disclosed that the accused sometime in November 2017 seized his wife who was pregnant, and cohabited with her in his house until she was delivered of a baby boy.
The grandpa noted that he carried out all the traditional marriage rites in accordance with the Idoma Native Laws and Customs.
“My wife is with my grandson, the accused. Fatima was selling pap and will always come to sell akamu to me. Her parents later released her to me to help me in cooking food and from there she took interest in marrying me.
“I told her that I am too old for her and she is too young, but she continued pestering me to marry her,” he told the court.
The presiding judge, Ms. Rose Ioryshe, adjourned the case to September 6.
