An Igando Customary Court in Lagos, Lagos State has dissolved the marriage between a civil servant, Mrs Nuratu Olaosebikan, and her husband, Isiaka Olaosebikan, over constant battering.
The court president, Mr Koledoye Adeniyi, said that the union could no longer stand as a result of constant fight between the both parties at every slightest provocation.
Adeniyi said that it was evident that the respondent, Isiaka, only showed love and care to his children and not his wife, Nuratu.
“The court has observed that there is no understanding between the couple who often result to fighting at any slightest provocation. It is very clear from the evidence of the petitioner and the respondent that they are not compatible.
“Love is totally absent in their relationship.
“More so, they have chosen to live separately for years, which is an indication that their marriage has broken down completely; therefore the dissolution of their marriage,” he said.
He stated that both parties ceased to be husband and wife, henceforth.
“Both parties should go their separate ways and any bickering between the two shall be treated as a crime, “he said.
Adeniyi granted custody of their children to the petitioner, Nuratu, since the respondent did not contest the custody.
He ordered Isiaka to pay N10,000 monthly for the up keep of their last born and N25,000 monthly when the other children were on holiday.
“The respondent must also be responsible for the education of their three children,” he said.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the petitioner, Nuratu, a resident of No. 16, Shoremekun Street, Liasu Road, Ikotun, Lagos State had approached the court on August 19, 2021 seeking that her marriage to Isiaka be dissolved.
She sought divorce on the grounds of constant beating, harassment, drunkenness as well as lack of care, respect and love from her husband.
Nuratu also urged the court to grant her custody of their children, and make the respondent responsible for their education and upkeep.
The case was referred to the Alternative Dispute Resolution session where they were advised to resolve their differences amicably in the interests of their children.
The court gave them up till October 2021 to observe each other and report back. When the case came up, the couple still indicated that they wanted to go on with the divorce proceeding.
Naratu told the court that their marriage was always filled with fights and quarrels which brought shame to her in the neighbourhood.
“My husband would sometimes strip me naked and beat me. I have left him on three different occasion,s but I had to return after much pleading from relatives because of our three children.
“Shortly after I gave birth to our son, I heard he wanted to marry another wife. I saw him with his alleged new wife and I confronted him, but people pleaded with me to go home. He stopped coming home since then.
“Many times he would go to the beer parlour and the children would have to go and meet him there. Sometimes he would return home drunk and I would find him sleeping inside his car in the compound.
“Each time I challenged him on his behavior, he would start cursing me. I had to stop talking to him and started sending the children to him anytime I wanted to ask for anything.
“There is no more love between us. The beating is too much. He no longer cares for me, except the children. I have rented another apartment where the children and I can live and be at peace.
“I urge the court to go ahead and dissolve our marriage, ”she said.
In his defense, the respondent, Mr Isiaka Olaosebikan, a resident of Plot 188, Gowon Estate, Ipaja, Lagos State, denied the allegations.
He, however, still pleaded with the court to dissolve their union.
He said that he had already married another woman.
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