The Nation
An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Wednesday dissolved a 15-year-old marriage between Temilade Bukola and her husband, Adeniyi, for adultery and lack of care for their only child.
The President of the court, Mrs Olayinka Akomolede, observed that the marriage had broken down irretrievably and consequently dissolved it.
Akomolede awarded the custody of the child to the petitioner, and said the husband should be responsible for his education at all level.
She ordered the husband to pay a monthly upkeep allowance of N6, 000 for the child.
The court, however, granted access to the husband to see his child without any molestation.
Bukola, 34, a resident of No 13, Olabedo Quarters, Ilawe-Ekiti, said she left her matrimonial home because her husband had started the process of marrying another woman.
She said her husband once beat her and she fainted, adding that the matter was reported to the police but their pastor intervened and it was resolved.
The mother of one said her husband was a womaniser and that she had met him with another woman in one occasion.
The petitioner said they used to pay the child’s school fees together but her husband stopped doing that three years ago.
She, therefore, urged the court to dissolve the marriage and award her the custody of her child, Blessing, 15.
But the respondent, Adeniyi, 40, a resident of Abekoko Street, Obasanjo Lane, Ikere-Ekiti, accused the wife of attempting to abort his pregnancy.
Adeniyi also accused the wife of dating another man, adding that that was the source of their fight.
He said that she left her matrimonial home to stay with her lover, and refused his plea to resolve the matter.
He, therefore, prayed the court to grant him the custody of the child since both of them had remarried.
