A Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned for judgment a divorce suit brought before it by a woman, Leah, against her husband, Olalere, whom she accused of irresponsibility, constant battery and threat.

Leah stated that no marriage ceremony was held between her and Olalere and that he did not pay her bride price.

The plaintiff stated that the defendant neglected her and their child and left them to starve.

According to her, she and their child always looked malnourished.

Leah added that she and her husband fought almost every day because he was indifferent to their plight.

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She stated that she moved about in their neighbourhood in shame because her husband was also in the habit of tearing her clothes to shreds and leaving her stark naked under the stare of neighbours and passers-by any time they fought.

The plaintiff said she moved out of his house with their only child when it was obvious that he would soon snuff life out of her.

The plaintiff explained that the defendant had insisted on having their child in his custody and had not ceased to threaten her.

Leah thus prayed the court to end their relationship and grant her custody of their child but make her husband responsible for his upkeep.

She further sought an order restraining him from threatening and interfering with her private life. Olalere was absent in court despite being served court summonses.

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Leah, in her evidence, said: “My husband and I started living together shortly after we met. I moved into his house, and he did not meet my parents nor pay my bride price.

“I never enjoyed our marriage because my husband failed in his responsibility towards me and later our child.

“He never gave me feeding allowance and was not bothered about my welfare and that of our child. Our child and I always looked like a scarecrow because we were malnourished.

“My husband always got angry whenever I complained of his neglect of us, and he would beat me to a pulp.

“He not only beat me but would tear my clothes to shreds and leave me stark naked in the presence of our neighbours and passersby.

“I always moved around in our neighbourhood with my head bowed because of the way my husband humiliated me.

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“I moved out of his house with our only child when I could no longer bear with his maltreatment of me.

“He has since refused that I had peace of mind.

“My husband now threatens to take our child from me.

“I plead that our marriage be dissolved and our child’s custody be granted to me.

“I further entreat the court to make my husband responsible for our child’s upkeep, giving feeding, education and health care a priority.

“I also request an order restricting him from threatening and interfering with my private life.”

The court president, Mrs S.M. Akintayo, adjourned the case and ordered that a fresh hearing notice be issued and served the defendant.
(TRIBUNE)

Grade A Customary Court, Court 2, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has dissolved the 10-year-old wedlock between a couple, Adebimpe and Olusoji, on the account of irresponsibility, lack of care and love; deceit, drug addiction and domestic violence by the latter towards the former.

Adebimpe, who dragged her husband, Olusoji, to court, stated that he failed to take care of her and their children.

She also said that her husband deceived her when they met that he was a National Diploma Certificate holder and that he only told her the truth about his educational status a few weeks to their wedding.

The plaintiff stated that the defendant confessed to her that he was rusticated from school for a banned cult-related offence.

She added that she discovered he was addicted to drugs a month after they got married and also said that he resigned from work and started living on her.

Adebimpe further alleged that Olusoji was a brute, saying that he once beat her till she fainted.

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She also told the court that she got him arrested and detained by the police following the incident.

She further explained that one of their children, who is a female, started complaining of vaginal pain after she paid him a visit in his new place of abode.

Adebimpe prayed the court to dissolve their union and grant her custody of their children.

She also requested an order restraining her husband from harassing, threatening and beating her, and also interfering with her private life.

Olusoji failed to make an appearance in court despite being served court summonses.

Adebimpe, in her testimony, said: “I met my husband in 2014, and we got married in 2015. My parents returned to him the bride price he paid on me.

“My husband built our relationship on deceit. He lied to me when we were courting that he had a National Diploma degree, but later confessed a few weeks to our wedding that he was expelled from school as a result of his involvement in banned cult activities.

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“I discovered a month into our marriage that my husband is a drug addict. I reported him to his parents, who asked that I pray for him.

“They assured me that he would change, but unfortunately, he got worse.

“My husband was irresponsible and negligent of my needs and those of our children. He hardly gave us feeding allowance and was indifferent to our children’s education.

“He always complained of paucity of fund anytime I challenged him to be up to his responsibilities in the home and would sometimes beat me to a pulp.

“I was therefore left with no other choice than to add his duties to mine in the home.

“My husband, to my chagrin, resigned his job and started living on me.

“Life became tougher because we were invariably eating from hand to mouth.

“He stopped coming home to sleep after we fought over his irresponsible act.

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“The conflict in our marriage was resolved after our parents mediated in our differences, but my husband still refused to return home.

“He came on a few occasions to check on our children.

“On one of these occasions, he had an altercation with our landlord who gave us a quit notice.

“I reported him to his mother, and he got angry and beat me till my face got swollen.

“He did not stop beating me until I fainted.

“I got him arrested by the police and he was detained for days.

“Our female child who is the youngest of our children has been complaining of vaginal pain, which is accredited to my husband when the children paid him a visit in his new abode.

“My husband destroyed the pictures and the compact disc of our wedding ceremony.

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“He once spit on me and now threatens to beat me if I refuse to release our children to him.

“I pray this honourable court to dissolve our marriage and grant me custody of our children because my husband is not a good example to them.”

Giving her judgment, the court president, Mrs O.E. Owoseni, observed that the couple had a valid court marriage.

“According to Owoseni, the defendant was given ample opportunity to defend himself, but he chose to be absent in court.

“Owoseni stated further that the unchallenged evidence that the plaintiff is irresponsible was enough reason to dissolve the marriage.”

Ruling, Owoseni dissolved their marriage and granted the plaintiff custody of their children.

She also gave an order restricting the defendant from harassing, threatening, and interfering with the plaintiff’s private life.
(TRIBUNE)

…All he said is false —Man

A 74-year-old man, Alhaji Abdulrahman Kwamande, has prayed a Makurdi court in Benue State to dissolve the marriage between his daughter Halima and Aminu Sulaiman.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abdulrahman, in his application, stated that he was the biological father of Halima and consequently her ‘Waliyi (guardian), whose consent must be sought and obtained before any marriage can be contracted with her.

“I am not aware of any such marriage between my daughter and the respondent. I do not approve of this, nor did I mandate anybody to act as a ‘Waliyi’ to Halima.

“I insist that any marriage purportedly entered into between the respondent and my daughter is unlawful under Islamic law.

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“The respondent abducted my daughter,” he alleged.

He said that Halima was sponsored to study Nursing at the Maryam Abacha University in Maradi, Niger Republic, by her uncle, so that upon her graduation, she will manage the health centre established for the well-being of the family.

The petitioner further stated that Aminu delegated four persons, to seek permission to court Halima and same was granted pending a background check on the personality of the respondent.

“I later discovered that the respondent took his children from his former wife, whom he had divorced and moved Halima into his house in Vandeikya LGA of Benue.

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“I protested, asking the respondent to take his children away and allow my daughter to concentrate on her studies.

“After carrying out a background check on the respondent, I and my family were not comfortable with his personality because we discovered that his first marriage collapsed due to domestic violence.

“The conduct of Aminu made it impossible for my daughter to undergo the mandatory training in any approved nursing institution as well as the mandatory NYSC programme.

“To my shock, one of his sons informed me that he saw an invitation letter which trended online, showing that the respondent had gotten married to Halima,” he said.

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He also argued that the action of the respondent to abduct his daughter, cohabitate with her and purportedly declare her as his wife without his consent as her biological father was against Shariah.

However, when the case came up for mention, Aminu denied all the allegations.

The magistrate, Abdullahi Ibrahim adjourned the case.