AN Area Court sitting at Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, Kwara State, has dissolved the Islamic marriage between Abdulrahman Fausiya and Zakariyau Abdulkodir at the request of the wife.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), The presiding judge of the court, Idris Etsu, gave custody of the two children in their marriage to Fausiya.
The judge said that according to Islamic law, a mother has the custodial right to her children.
“The reason a mother cannot have custody is if she has a contagious disease or if there is any other tangible reason why the children should not be with her,” he said.
Etsu, after dissolving their marriage, ordered the petitioner to observe a three-month Iddah period before remarrying.
He ordered Abdulkodir to pay N25,000 per month for their children’s upkeep which included payment of school fees and medical bills.
Abdulkodir was, however, granted unrestricted access to their children, but at reasonable times.
Earlier, the petitioner told the court that she was no longer interested in her marriage and therefore prayed for divorce, custody of their children, and N30,000 for their upkeep.
Abdulkodir agreed to divorce but refused that the petitioner have custody of their children.
“I have someone who can cater for my children better than their mother because money is not my problem.
“However, I can only give them N20,000 monthly for feeding and maintenance,” he said.
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