November 18, 2025
A contractor, Chief Uzo Nwosu, has told an FCT Customary Court that he slept with his housemaid because his wife allegedly refused to fulfil her marital obligations.
Nwosu made the claim before the three-member panel presided over by Hadiza Attah, in response to his wife Rebecca’s application asking the court to dismiss his petition. He alleged that his wife only allowed intimacy when she wanted to conceive and that after their second child was born, he was denied sex for months, leading to the incident involving the housemaid.
Testifying as the fourth prosecution witness, Nwosu also alleged that his wife frequently dismissed domestic staff, claiming she sacked 18 maids within four years. He said she often accused the housemaids of improper conduct without evidence and left the children unattended at night.
When asked why his wife accused him of raping a housemaid, Nwosu insisted the encounter was consensual. He disclosed that the maid, Mercy, refused to support his wife’s complaint at a human-rights radio station, adding that he had even considered marrying the housemaid because of how well she cared for his children.
Nwosu, who described himself as a prince from Ohuhu in Abia State, told the court he was entitled by custom to multiple wives. He denied claims that one of his children has autism, blaming delayed speech on genetics and alleging that his wife failed to give the children proper attention.
In his petition, Nwosu is seeking dissolution of the marriage, custody of the two children for his parents, and visitation rights for his wife. He claimed the marriage, contracted under Igbo customary law in 2021, had broken down irretrievably.
Rebecca, however, denied marrying Nwosu under Igbo custom, saying the union was conducted under Ijaw native law and later blessed in a church in Yenagoa. She accused her husband of raping a housemaid, sexually assaulting domestic workers, smoking excessively around the children, and using influence to silence victims.
She said the marriage collapsed in 2024 after the alleged rape incident, adding that she had always been a committed wife until Nwosu’s “true character” emerged. She accused him of abandoning his responsibilities, restricting her from working, and endangering their children’s wellbeing.
Rebecca asked the court to dissolve the marriage, grant her full custody, compel Nwosu to take back the bride price, and order him to continue providing for the children.
Meanwhile, her new lawyer, Mike Enahoro-Ebah, has challenged the court’s jurisdiction, arguing that neither party resides in Takushara village where the suit was filed. Nwosu’s counsel opposed the objection.
Ruling on the jurisdictional challenge is fixed for November 20.
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