Mr Adegboyega
Omilola ,the court president, in his judgment, said that it was obvious from
available testimony and the respondent’s refusal to appear in court, that the
marriage had hit the rocks.
According to our
source …..
Throughout the
duration of this case, the respondent refused to honour court processes.
Therefore, the
court has no other choice than to dissolve the marriage.
The marriage
between Mrs Kafilat Usman and Mr Sheu Usman is hereby dissolved today.
“Both parties
are no longer husband and wife; both are free to go their separate ways without
any hindrances and molestation,’’ the court president said.
The petitioner,
Mrs Kafilat Usman, has approached the court to dissolve her marriage, citing
constant brutalities by her husband’s brother.
“My brother-in-law
has turned me into a punching bag. He beats me at the slightest excuse.
“There is nobody
in the house to rescue me from him because only the two of us are living in the
house my husband built,’’
the mother of two, who also accused her husband of abandonment, told the court.
She said: “My husband abandoned me to his 27-year-old
brother about two years ago, relocated to Abuja
“His brother has
been brutalising me; there was a day he beat me to the point that I was
hospitalised.
“I asked my
husband to either get an apartment for his brother or look for an alternative
accommodation for my children and I in Lagos Abuja
“My brother-in-law
has been bringing his gang to the house to smoke and drink.
“In fact, I am
no longer comfortable as they can harm me one day,’’ the estranged wife said.
The News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the husband refused to appear in court after
several summons.
Kafilat also
accused the husband of failing to take care of her and the children since he
relocated to Abuja