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  • Court dissolves 15-year-old marriage over negligence

    Court dissolves 15-year-old marriage over negligence

    An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, on Tuesday dissolved the 15-year-old marriage between one Wuraola Adekunle, and her husband, Rufai, over the latter’s lack of care for their three children.

    Chief Mukaila Balogun, the President of the court, said the evidence of both parties had proved that the union lacked love and care.

    Balogun said the court could no longer play a reconciliatory role for settlement of the rift since both parties had agreed to path ways.

    He dissolved the marriage and ordered that the three kids of the marriage should be in the custody of the respondent “as agreed by the couple.”

    Earlier, Wuraola, 43, a resident of Apete, Ibadan, had prayed the court to uphold her request due to her husband’s negligence to take care of her and the three children of the union.

    The petitioner said that her 78-year-old husband was in the habit of threatening her whenever she demanded for money.

    Wuraola also said she shouldered the responsibility of school fees, feeding and other needs of the children alone.

    The respondent did not object to the dissolution, but denied the allegation of negligence.

    He urged the court to allow the children to be in his custody so that he could effectively take care of them.

    NAN

  • Court dissolves man’s marriage for denying wife of sex for three years

    Court dissolves man’s marriage for denying wife of sex for three years

    An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi in Ibadan, on Thursday dissolved a 12-year-old marriage due to irreconcilable differences between the couple.

    The case was instituted by 36-year-old Raliat Ajila, who accused her husband, Sola Ajila of denying her sex for three years.

    Raliat had told the court that her husband with whom she had two kids, had abandoned her in a rented apartment and relocated to his newly completed house with another woman.

    According to her, trouble started seven years ago when she noticed that the defendant was having extra marital affairs.

    “I caught him with three women on different occasions and this made us quarrel always.

    “There was a time he was infected with STDs and urinated blood but I stood with him and healed him of the disease.

    “He had refused to sleep with me since 2015 and all efforts to make him perform his conjugal role failed.

    “Instead he married another woman and relocated with his new wife to his newly completed house,” Raliat stated.

    In his defence, Ajila, said he deliberately denied her sex because of her bad attitude, stressing that Raliat was in always cursing him and that he lost his job because of the curses.

    The defendant, who confirmed marrying another wife and relocating to his new house, asked the court to uphold the request of his wife and dissolve the marriage because he was not ready to continue with the union.

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, held that both parties had consented to the dissolution of their union.

    “Evidence of the estranged couple has proven that both were tired of the marriage and the court has no option than to do what they requested.

    “The marriage is therefore dissolved and parties are free to go their separate ways without any molestation,” Balogun ruled.

    He further directed the defendant to pay N7, 000 as monthly upkeep allowance for the children.

    He also ordered Ajila to be responsible for the children education and other needs.

    NAN

  • Court dissolves 10-year marriage over drunkenness, threat to life

    Court dissolves 10-year marriage over drunkenness, threat to life

    The Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved 10-year-old marriage between Opeyemi and her husband, Akeem Afolayan, over habitual drunkenness and threat to life.

    Chief Mukaila Balogun, the President of the court, held that the evidence of the plaintiff coupled with failure of the defendant to appear in court despite summons proved that the union with three kids was irreconcilable.

    “Absence of the defendant despite the fact that he acknowledged the receipt of the court summon on three occasions had further revealed that there was no more love between the parties,’’ he said.

    Balogun , therefore, dissolved the marriage and gave custody of the three children from the union to Opeyemi.

    He ordered Akeem to pay his ex-wife N9,000 as monthly upkeep allowance for the kids in addition to being responsible for their education and other welfare.

    Earlier, the plaintiff has said that Akeem was a drunkard who spent his daily income on alcohol without any consideration for the upkeep of his children.

    “There was a time he had health challenge as a result of his addiction to alcohol.

    “I borrowed money to pay his hospital bill, but he returned to alcohol intake after recovery.

    “Now, he threatens to kill me with cutlass whenever I beg him to stop consuming alcohol.

    “The court should dissolve the marriage to avoid untimely death because he is no longer with his right senses,’’ Opeyemi said.

    Akeem was not in court to defend all the allegations levelled against him by Opeyemi.

    NAN

  • Court dissolves eight-year-old marriage over wife’s brutalisation

    Court dissolves eight-year-old marriage over wife’s brutalisation

    Alleged brutalisation of a woman by her husband attracted sanction by an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court sitting at Agodi, Ibadan, on Wednesday as the eight-year-old loveless marriage was dissolved.

    The union between Abayomi Idowu and his wife, Adekemi, was pronounced a nullity over complaints of brutality and lack of care by the estranged wife.

    Adekemi had approached the bar for the dissolution of her marriage on the grounds that her husband denied her access to the only child of the union and constant battering.

    “Idowu has failed to take care of me and the only child of the marriage.

    “He is not a responsible husband because I shouldered the responsibilities alone, I even feed and clothe him.

    “I managed to cope with him until he started beating me and would not hesitate to hit me with anything he sees.

    “So I packed out of his house when I realised that he wanted to kill me,” she told the court.

    “I urge the court to dissolve the marriage and order him (the man) to allow me access to my child.”

    Chief Mukaila Balogun, the President of the court, noted that the defendant was not in court to state his own side of the story in spite of several summonses.

    “The court has no choice than to uphold the request of the plaintiff (the wife),” he said, ordering the defendant to allow Adekemi access to her child.

    He directed the court’s registrar to send a copy of the judgment to the ex-husband.

    NAN

  • My husband stabs me with broken bottles, wife tells court

    My husband stabs me with broken bottles, wife tells court

    A housewife, Sadiat Abas, on Friday, told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi, Ibadan, that her husband Abiola Abas, always stabbed her with broken bottles, each time they quarreled.

    Abiola had urged the court to dissolve his 22 year-old marriage to Sadiat, citing constant fighting and defiant attitude.

    Sadiat, in her defence, said her husband never treated her as a loving wife but always broke bottles to stab her whenever they had a quarrel.

    She further said that the petitioner had succeeded in turning their four children against her.

    The respondent urged the court to uphold the request of her husband so as to have peace of mind.

    Earlier, the petitioner had told the bar that the estranged wife was a trouble maker and never listened to instructions nor recognised him as the head of the family.

    He said that his wife used to destroy his property such as car and house equipment whenever they had a misunderstanding.

    He prayed the court to dissolve the marriage to avoid further trouble.

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, dissolved the marriage and awarded custody of the first child to the petitioner.

    Balogun directed that the remaining three children should be with Sadiat and ordered the petitioner to pay N9,000 monthly as feeding allowance for the children.

    He warned both parties to stay away from each other and desist from fomenting trouble.

    NAN

  • My husband has turned me into a punching bag, woman tells court

    My husband has turned me into a punching bag, woman tells court

    A 20-year-old loveless marriage between Bukola and her husband, Jimoh Olajire, was on Friday dissolved on the orders of an Ibadan Customary Court, citing  wife’s battering.

    “My husband has turned me into a punching bag; beating me all the time unmindful of the burden of single-handedly feeding the six children of our union.

    “I am tired of the marriage and I want it dissolved,” the estranged wife told the court.

    Upholding the request of the woman, the President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, said the dissolution of the marriage had become necessary because the evidence before it showed that there was no more love between them.

    Balogun added that the respondent has agreed to the dissolution of the union as requested by his estranged wife, the court is handicapped to mediate in a bid to resolve the matter.

    “Based on this evidence, the marriage is thereby dissolved and the custody of the first three of the six children of the union is given to the respondent.

    “The remaining three children should remain with the plaintiff (Busayo).

    “The respondent should forthwith pay N9,000 monthly as feeding allowances for the three children in the custody of the plaintiff,” the court ruled.

    Earlier, Busayo, who had approached the court for dissolution, accused her ex-husband of turning her to a punching bag.

    She also accused the man of neglecting his responsibility as a husband and father to the six children and herself.

    “My husband was in the habit of beating me always without considering my efforts in single-handedly feeding the six children of our union.

    “He used to accuse me wrongly of having extra-marital affair with his junior brother.

    “The allegation is disgusting and embarrassing because I see no reason why my husband would believe such,” she said.

    In his defence, Olajire denied the allegations, but urged the court to uphold the divorce request being sought by his wife, whom she described as “a disobedient wife”.

    He urged the court to grant him the custody of the six children of the marriage.

    NAN

  • My husband seeks his father’s permission before intercourse, wife tells court

    My husband seeks his father’s permission before intercourse, wife tells court

    A 22-year-old housewife, Rashidat Adewuyi, told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday that her father-in-law slept on the same bed with her and her husband whenever he visited them.

    Rashidat made the statement on Friday when she testified in a divorce petition filed by her husband, Lukman Adewuyi.

    She said her marriage of two years with Lukman had been  characterised by agony and regrets due to interference by her father-in-law, who never allowed her to have free access to her husband.

    According to Rashidat, her husband always takes permission from his father on every issue between her and her husband.

    “Even he seeks his father’s permission before intercourse and my father-in-law always sleeps on the same bed with me and my husband whenever he visits.

    “I used to dress or change my pants in the bathroom because my father-in-law would not leave our one-room apartment whenever I wanted to dress up,’’ she said.

    Rashidat further said that her father-in-law instigated her husband to file the petition so as to have total control over him.

    She urged the court to grant the prayer of the petitioner but that he be given responsibility to maintain the only child of the relationship.

    Earlier, Lukman had pleaded with the court to dissolve the  marriage on the ground that the respondent wanted to stab him to death.

    He said his wife was in the habit of cursing him and threatening to kill him whenever they had a quarrel.

    “There was a particular night that she brought out a knife and wanted to stab me because another woman called my cell phone number.

    “It took the intervention of my landlord before she agreed not to stab me and such incident made me to file a divorce suit,” Adewuyi said.

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, and the court assessors, Aare Samotu and Ganiyu Alao, made efforts to prevail on the couple to resolve the matter amicably but failed.

    The court, thereafter, ordered the dissolution of the marriage as the parties wished.

    Balogun also ordered the plaintiff to pay N3,500 as monthly feeding allowance for the only child of the union and warned the parties to maintain the peace and stay away from each other.

    NAN

  • ‘My husband abandoned me and children, woman tells court’

    ‘My husband abandoned me and children, woman tells court’

    A 30-year-old woman, Mojirade Olanipekun, has accused husband, Kolade Olanipekun, of desertion at an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi in Ibadan, and asked for the dissolution of their six-year-old marriage.

    “My husband abandoned me and the two children for nine months.

    “He left us in a rented apartment since January this year without paying for the rent and looking after the welfare of his family,” Mojirade told the court on Tuesday.

    “I was in the house till June when the house rent expired and we packed to his parents’ house after much pressure from our landlord.

    “His parents kept telling me to have patience and that my husband would soon come back,” she said.

    She said the husband refused to call up till the time of going to court, insisting “he has abandoned us.”

    Mojirade urged the court to dissolve the marriage and order the man to be responsible for the upkeep of his two children.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the husband, Olanipekun, was not present to defend himself.

    The court’s President, Chief Mukaila Balogun, adjourned the case until Oct. 3 for further hearing.

     

  • ‘My husband’s second wife pounds me at will’

    ‘My husband’s second wife pounds me at will’

    An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved a seven-year-old marriage between Samuel Adeboye and his wife, Temitope, over the woman’s battering by the second wife.

    The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, leading other assessors — Aare Samotu and Ganiyu Alao — gave the verdict, saying both parties can no longer live together peacefully as husband and wife.

    “Evidence of parties have proved that love does not exist between them; moreover, the respondent has agreed to the dissolution of the union as requested by his estranged wife.

    “Based on this evidence, the marriage is thereby dissolved and the custody of the two children of the union is to remain with the plaintiff (Temitope).

    “The respondent should forthwith pay N7,000 monthly via the court registry as feeding allowances for the two kids,” the court ruled.

    Ealier, Temitope, who filed the suit, said her husband’ second wife always beat her whenever their husband was not around.

    She also accused the defendant of supporting the second woman whenever she (Temitope) complained over the beating.

    “My husband was in support of the brutality I received from her second wife and never condemned his wife’s wrongdoing.

    “Instead, he would ask me to beat her in return despite my ill-health and the big stature of his second wife, ” she said.

    She further accused her husband of not performing his responsibility as a father for the two children,  saying she is solely responsible for their welfare.

    In his defence, Adeboye denied the allegations, but urged the court to uphold the divorce request being sought by her.

    He described the plaintiff as a troublesome woman, who hardly obeys instructions or respects him.

    “She sells ogogoro (local gin) and I have warned her to discontinue but she refused; so, the court should separate us because I cannot cope with a woman that has refused to obey me.”

  • ‘Crowning of new kings will boost Olubadan status’

    ‘Crowning of new kings will boost Olubadan status’

    Chief Mukaila Balogun, the Osi-Balogun Afijagba in Oyo State, says the recent elevation and crowning of 21 high chiefs and baales as kings will  boost the status  of the Olubadan stool.

    Balogun  told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that  the development  would  not desecrate the Olubadan stool as some people believe  but  enhance its  status.

    “The elevation should be a thing of joy for all Ibadan indigenes because we have been yawning for long for the review of the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration.

    “In the past, three governors had  tried to carry out the review but could not succeed and history has been made as regards  successful review of the Olubadan Chieftaincy System that paved way for the installation of 21 new kings in Ibadan land.

    “All these kings are under His Imperial Majesty, Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, so there is nothing like relegation in the position of Olubadan.

    “Even those who opposed the elevation of the 21 high chiefs and baales knew that government action was in order but were politicising the issue,’’ he said.

    Balogun implored those opposed to the elevation  to have a rethink and support Gov.  Abiola Ajumobi in bringing rapid development to Ibadan land.

    NAN recalls that 21 high chiefs and baales in Ibadan were elevated to kingship status by the Oyo State Government following  the recommendations of a committee.

    The kings received their instrument of office after coronation on Aug.  27  inspite of  strong opposition by  the Oba Saliu Adetunji and one of the high chiefs, Rashidi Ladoja,  who was the governor of the state between 2003 and 2007.