An Ondo-based legal practitioner, Abayomi Oladire, is currently battling for his life at an undisclosed hospital following an alleged attack on him by one of his client’s husband, Mr. Kunle Kuteyi.
Oladire claimed that he was attacked with a broken bottle for handling the divorce case between the husband and his wife, Taibat, at a court in Ondo town, Ondo State
LEADERSHIP learnt that Kuteyi, who is currently at large, accosted the lawyer on the road and accused him of having an affair with his wife.
The accused claimed that the lawyer was having an affair with his wife which necessitated the filing of divorce in court between the couple.
The matter reportedly degenerated into an argument, leading the suspect to allegedly stab the lawyer several times before he was rushed to the hospital.
Narrating his ordeal, Oladire explained that the suspect’s wife approached him to file for divorce against her husband due to disagreement over a property, but said the wife later rescinded her decision following intervention by her in-laws.
According to him, “I was already processing withdrawal of the suit in court when the suspect attacked me, alleging me that I was dating his wife.
“The wife asked me to prepare a divorce paper because her husband lied to her about the case (of a property sold). I prepared the divorce and later she came back to me that she was not interested anymore because her husband’s family had begged her to forgive her husband.
“I told her that I would tell the judge on the next day of adjournment. On that Sunday evening, I was going to my sister’s naming ceremony when I saw the suspect and he said he had been looking for me because I prepared a divorce paper for his wife.
“He said to me, “You are dating my wife, that is why you want to prepare a divorce letter for us,” and I explained to him that his wife had told me that she was no longer interested in the divorce case and we were going to withdraw the case in the next day of adjournment.
“He just rushed at me and bit me in my jaw, brought out a broken bottle, and started stabbing me. The only thing I did was to guard myself so that he would not stab me on my neck and other dangerous parts of my body.”
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami- Omisanya, said the matter was not reported at any police station when LEADERSHIP sought her response.
The Ondo State police spokesperson said, “I have contacted the DPOs in Ondo town, they said no such case was reported at the police station.”
