Alleged Trouble in Home Front…As Wife Drags Rotimi Babalola to Court

The catchy tune of Kenny Rogers’ song, Lucille, is one and only. The song tells the story of a family torn apart as the woman leaves the man with four hungry children and crops in their field. This is the same narrative that is reportedly playing out in the home of Dr Rotimi Babalola, a top executive at Chevron Nigeria Limited.

One of the most trending reports at the moment has it that there is trouble in what used to be considered the paradise home of Rotimi Babalola, the Chief Medical Director of Chevron Nigeria Limited. According to the report, Babalola’s wife, Mrs Adediwura Adebukola Babalola has dragged him to court in what may be considered the latest episode of divorce.

Unlike Rogers’ song where there is only an instance of confrontation, Mrs Babalola has allegedly accused her husband of unruly behaviour, nothing less than what one might expect of an uncultured person. She reportedly claimed that Dr Babalola has abandoned their matrimonial home to herself and their only child, and only comes around to cart away valuables, such as fridges, freezer, gas cooker, generator and solar panels.

Mrs Babalola also allegedly claimed that her husband has gotten physical with her on more than one occasion, inflicting both obvious and emotional injuries. Moreover, she alleged that it has gotten to the point where it may be labelled full-blown cruelty and wickedness, not the brief skirmishes that some households pass through on their matrimonial journey.

Based on all these, Mrs Babalola is reportedly requesting a divorce, along with several conditions. For one, she allegedly wants custody of their only child, a young girl. Secondly, she is said to be insisting on her husband returning everything he has removed from the house since January of 2021. Moreover, she requested the court to enforce a restraining order against him to protect herself and her daughter, while he submits monthly alimony of 1,000,000, among other things.

Although little has been confirmed as yet, Mrs Babalola’s requests have reportedly been submitted to the Lagos High Court, pending reviews.