An Area Court at Centre-igboro, Ilorin, Kwara State, has dissolved the nine-year-old marriage between a woman, Bilikis Abake and her husband, Kehinde Bintin, over claims of domestic violence.

Delivering judgment, the presiding judge, Mr Idris Etsu, held that the respondent, had sent a letter to the court through the bailiff, releasing his wife.

Etsu, consequently, dissolved the marriage between both parties, but ordered the woman to observe three months iddah (waiting) period, before she could remarry again.

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According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the court awarded custody of the two children of the marriage, who are eight-year-old and six-year-old, to their mother.

The court ordered the respondent to pay the sum of N30,000, as monthly maintenance fee.

He held that the father should be responsible for his children’s school fees, and should be allowed unrestricted access to his children, except at odd hours.

…She’s free to go —Husband

An Area Court in Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, Kwara State, has dissolved the Islamic marriage between a woman, one Mrs Mujidat Adepoju and her husband, Mr AbdulRasheed Ibrahim, on the account of domestic violence and infidelity.

Delivering judgment, the presiding judge, Mr Idris Etsu, held that since the respondent agreed to the dissolution of their marriage, there was therefore no need to delay proceedings.

Etsu, consequently, dissolved their union, and ordered that the petitioner observe three months iddah (waiting) period before remarrying.

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According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the petitioner had earlier told the court that she was no longer interested in her marriage to her husband, following repeated violence, frequent threat of divorce, neglect, and infidelity.

“My husband always beat me, insists that I leave his house whenever he is angry and sometimes travel for months without coming back home.

“He is randy and already has three children from three other women,” she said.

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Mudijat stated that their marriage is blessed with five children, adding that three of them are married.

She prayed that the other two children, aged 18 years old and eight years old, be left with their father, so that there would be no reason for the respondent to visit her.

Meanwhile, in his response to the petitioner’s claim, the respondent assented to t divorce.

“She used to say that I like manipulating words. So, I am not saying anything. If she wants to go, she can go,” he said.

Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has heard the testimony of a woman, Cordellia, who brought a divorce suit against her husband, Friday, whom she alleged was irresponsible, showed her no love, and was in the habit of beating her.

Cordellia stated that Friday stopped loving her after he took a second wife and made her life miserable.

She further said that he took to beating her, adding that he did not desist from beating her even when she was pregnant.

The plaintiff explained that the defendant later took to threatening her with a machete and a gun, which spurred her decision to move out of his house before he made his threat real.

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Cordellia pleaded for their children’s custody.

She also prayed the court to mandate her husband to be responsible for their children’s upkeep, paying attention to their feeding, education and health care.

She further requested an order restraining him from threatening and interfering with her private life.

Friday refused to make an appearance in court despite being served court summonses.

Cordellia in her evidence said, “My husband pampered and showered love on me when we were dating, but he changed after we got married.

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“We had an introduction ceremony and I moved in with him. He did not pay my bride price.

“My husband and I had a smooth relationship and our marriage was peaceful, but these changed after he married a second wife.

“He stopped loving me and shifted all his attention to his new wife.

“My husband not only neglected me, but he also stopped carrying out his responsibilities towards me and our children.

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“Things got worse when he started beating me. He did not stop beating me even when I was pregnant.

“He turned me into a laughing stock in the presence of his new wife.

“He treated me with scorn and the more I complained of his maltreatment of me, the worse he became.

“I experienced the worst of my husband’s inhuman nature when he started threatening me with machete and gun.

“I lived in fear day and night because he could make his threat real.

“I later decided to move out of his house.

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“I left with our children but he later took them away from me.

“He took our children to his village where no care has been given them.

“I pray the court to end our marriage and grant me custody of our children.

“I further plead that the court should order him to take up the responsibility of their upkeep, especially their feeding, education and heathcare.

“I, in addition request an order restraining him from threatening and interfering with my private life style.”

The president of the court, Mrs S.M. Akintayo adjourned the case.