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An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday dissolved a 10-year-old marriage over wife’s penchant for stealing.

A 45-year-old businessman, Mr Mutiu Bamgbose, in his petition also accused his wife, Aliyah of Infidelity.

Delivering Judgment, the President of the Court, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye held that it was obvious from available testimony and the respondent’s refusal to appear in court that the marriage had hit the rocks

“Throughout the duration of this case, the respondent refused to honour court processes despite been served severally.

“Therefore, the court has no other choice than to dissolve the marriage.

“The court hereby pronounces the marriage between Mr Mutiu and Mrs Aliyah Bamgbose, dissolved today.

“Both of you henceforth cease to be husband and wife.

“Each of you should go on his or her separate ways unmolested; the court wishes both of you well in your future endeavours,” he said.

Koledoye gave custody of the twin (girls) to the respondent and ordered Bamgbose to be pay N10, 000 monthly for their feeding.

The president gave the custody of the male child to the petitioner.

Bamgbose said:”my wife is a thief, she is not always satisfied with what I give her, she keeps stealing my money at will.

“The most painful was when she stole my N3 million and squandered it.

“Because of her habit, I started keeping my money in the ceiling but she will still entered the ceiling and steal it.

“When I could no longer condole it, I opened a bank account and she becomes angry and make life miserable for me.

“It was obvious that my wife does not love me, she is just after my money.”

The embattled man accused wife, who failed to appear in court after being summoned severally, of adultery.

“She started having affairs with a married man in our community, I approached the man and warned him seriously to desist from my wife.”

The petitioner said that his wife abandoned her matrimonial home and took away all his belongings.

“I came home from work and met my house empty, she packed away all my property leaving only the chairs.

‘”She took our twin daughters with her and left the boy behind.

“Aliyah is fetish, there was a day I opened her bag, saw charm, I took it to the head of my family, she was summons but she could not explained how she got the charm.

A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Monday dissolved a 12 -year-old marriage between Hadiza Isiyaku and Mohammed Ibrahim on grounds of battery.

Isiyaku in her petition, prayed the court to dissolve her marriage on grounds of lack of love and abuse.

Delivering judgment, the Presiding judge, Muhammad Adamu also ordered the petitioner to observe “Iddah” (waiting period to be observed for three months) before contracting another marriage.

Isiyaku who resides in Kubwa, Abuja said her 12-year-old marriage was marred by constant beatings from her husband.

She also said that Ibrahim accused her of sleeping around with men and insults her mother.

The mother of four, said the marriage was contracted under the Islamic law.

Ibrahim, however consented to his wife’s petition for divorce saying that he wishes her the best in life.

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Tuesday dissolved the 29-year- old marriage of a 60-year-old trader, Mr Femi Olatunde, who accused his wife of witchcraft.

The court’s President, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, declared that it was proper for both parties to go their separate ways since they were tired of being husband and wife.

Koledoye held that the court’s decision was in the best interest of the parties as all efforts to reconcile them had failed, leaving the court with no other choice.

“The court hereby pronounces the marriage between Mr Femi Olatunde and Mrs Yemi Olatunde dissolved today.

“Both of you henceforth cease to be husband and wife.

“Each of you should go his or her separate way unmolested; the court wishes both of you well in your future endeavours.”

He held that Olatunde would be responsible for the children’s education and general welfare.

The president ordered the petitioner to pay a severance fee of N400,000 to his wife for her to move on with her life.

Olatunde had earlier told the court that his wife was a witch.

“My wife entered the world of darkness in order to destroy my life.

“She attacked me severally in my dreams which resulted to sicknesses in the physical world.

“Yemi is fetish; she took my picture to a herbalist and some charms were made on it which nearly paralysed me but God intervened.”

The embattled husband said that his wife instigated his children to steal.

“My money always gets missing but the most painful was when my wife colluded with my son to duplicate the key of my room and stole N250,000 a client gave me to do a job.

“My son, who later admitted stealing the money, could not give account of it.”

He said that Yemi threatened to kill him by poisoning his food.

“There was a day I finished eating and immediately started experiencing stomach pain.

“I rushed to the Church and was given some antidote and anointing oil which made me to vomit the poison.

“Whenever we have misunderstanding, she invites hoodlums to the house to attack me. She has done that on seven occasions,” he said.

In her defence, the 54-year-old Yemi, a trader, denied all the allegations and accused her husband of turning her into a punching bag.

“My husband beats me at the slightest provocation. There was a day he beat me and I had to be hospitalised.

“I did not poison his food neither did I send hoodlums to attack him and I have never encouraged the children to steal.”

The respondent said that her husband was irresponsible, claiming that he was starving the family and had always refused to pay the children’s school fees.

The mother of five said that her husband was fetish and was the one responsible for her sickness.

“I entered his room one day and saw a dead fowl with candles surrounding it. I have been sick and it reached a stage that I once lost my senses.”

According to her, Femi sleeps in the hotel with different women.

“He eventually married one of them,” she told the court.

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted the request of Mr Eric Frank for dissolution of his 30-year-old marriage to mother of four, Ibeawuchi, for denying him sex for four years.

Delivering Judgment, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, President of the Court, said that since Frank, insists on divorce after several interventions, the court is left with no option other than to grant him his wish.

“The court hereby pronounces the marriage between Mr Eric and Ibeawuchi Frank dissolved today.

“Both of you henceforth cease to be husband and wife.

“Each of you should go on his or her separate ways unmolested. The court wishes both of you well in your future endeavours.”

Koledoye ordered Frank to pay N150,000 as severance fee to his wife and also pay N200,000 for her to get a new accommodation.

He gave custody of the children to Frank, who is in better position to train them and granted Ibeawuchi unhindered access to the children.

Frank, a 56-year-old businessman, had approached the court to terminate his marriage claiming his wife denied him sex for four years.

“My wife denies me my matrimonial rights. She also threatened to kill me so that she can inherit my property.

“My wife collected N420,000 from my tenant without my consent and never gave account of the money.

”She is also a drunk and fetish,” he said.

Responding to the allegations, Ibeawuchi, accused her husband of engaging in ”juju” practice.

“He is the fetish one. He brings different prophets to the house and also buries all sorts of things on the ground,” she said.

The mother of four said she used the N420,000 she collected from one of their tenants to renovate the house.

The 45-year-old trader said she never threatened to kill her husband.

She begged the court not to grant her husband’s wish for divorce because she still loved him.

A 39-year-old civil servant, Iroghama Charles, on Wednesday appeared before a Gwagwalada Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly impregnating a married woman.

The police charged Charles, who lives in Chukukun Kuje Area Council, FCT with enticing a married woman.

The Prosecution Counsel, Dabo Yakubu told the court that the complainant Kayode Akande, who lives in Chukukun Kuje Area Council, FCT, reported the matter at the police station on July 13.

Yakubu said that the defendant enticed the complainant’s wife, Justina Kayode and on the process had sexual intercourse with her.

He said that the act resulted in pregnancy which the defendant went further and gave the complainant’s wife oral medication inorder to terminate the pregnancy.

The prosecutor said the offence contravenes the provisions of Section 389 of the Penal Code.

The defendant, however pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Chief Magistrate Aliyu Shafa addmitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N200,000 with one surety in like sum.

Shafa ordered that the surety must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.

He adjourned the case until Aug. 30 for hearing.