Pastor, 70, seeks dissolution of 41-year-old marriage

A 70-YEAR-OLD pastor, Mr. Caleb Oluwafisibe, yesterday pleaded with an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 41-year -old marriage to his wife, Titilayo, because he was sex-starved.

The pastor, who ironically appeared in court wearing a polo T-shirt, which had the inscription ‘peace’ at the back, told the court that he was already living a celibate life, even as a married man.

He said his wife refused him sex from 2006 till date and that forced him to practise a life of celibacy, in order to keep his vows as a man of God. Oluwafisibe, therefore, pleaded with the court to separate their union, so he could move on with his life.

The wife, Titilayo, however, debunked the husband’s allegation, saying he was treating her without any tender consideration as a wife. “He calls himself a pastor yet he does not have regard for his family. He has really caused so much division among our children,’’ she said.

The Court president, Mrs Veronica Willoughby, urged the pastor to reconsider his prayer of dissolution, as a man of God. Willoughby then adjourned the case till February 16, to give the couple some time to reconsider their intentions.