Cop seeks divorce over sex ban

Gibson Mhaka
FOUR months and no sex is a deal breaker!

That is according to a Bulawayo-based cop seeking divorce because his wife allegedly slapped him with a four-month sex embargo.

Emmanuel Chimbo, based at Hillside Police Station, said he went through a dry spell in his bedroom when his wife Portia Nkomo reduced their intimate relationship to that of a�?a sister and brothera�?.

According to him, since January this year, he has not been intimate with his wife. He narrated his bedroom woes at the Bulawayo Civil Court where his wife sought a protection order against him claiming he was physically and verbally abusing her.

Nkomo claimed her husband constantly beat her and accused her of infidelity.

a�?I am legally married to Emmanuel Chimbo. We have two children together. He has since become violent and is always insulting and beating me. The latest incident was on 21 March when he accused me of having a boyfriend.

a�?He destroyed our household property including a television set and a home theatre system before smashing our car windows. He is also in the habit of bringing his girlfriends into the house and by doing this he is emotionally abusing me,a�? she said.

In response, Chimbo said he was the one who was being abused and must be the one seeking the courta��s help.

a�?There is no need for her to seek or apply for a protection order because she is the one who is abusing me. I think the best way is for us to divorce because I am living like a bachelor.A� Just imagine since January this year I havena��t had sex with her?

a�?She is now hiding the marriage certificate because she is opposed to the divorce. I want a divorce so that I can move on with my life. She is also in the habit of engaging her relatives to preside over our private issues,a�? charged Chimbo.

Nkomo admitted that she was sexually starving her husband, after he indicated to her that he was no longer interested in her.

Chimbo was, however, ordered by the presiding magistrate Sheunesu Matova not to emotionally, verbally and physically abuse the applicant.