NAN-H-59
Dissolution
By Adedeji Egbebi
Ado-Ekiti, Aug. 24, 2017 (NAN) An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Thursday dissolved the two-year-old marriage between one Mercy Oluwadare and her husband, Ayodele.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the marriage was dissolved on grounds of constant fighting and lack of care for the petitioner and her child.
The respondent was also accused of lack of respect for the petitioner’s family.
Mercy, a 24-year-old hairdresser and resident of 98, Idolofin Araromi street, Ado-Ekiti, told the court that the respondent was fond of quarreling with her on frivolous issues.
The petitioner said the only child she had for the respondent died some months ago because of lack of care.
The petitioner called two witnesses to testify against the respondent.
The first witness was the mother of the petitioner, Mrs Eunice Ojo, 59, who confirmed that the two parties often fought over different issues.
She explained that even when the petitioner left the house of the respondent, the respondent still continued to beat her wherever they met.
Eunice said that the respondent on a particular day beat the petitioner and she bled profusely.
The mother of the petitioner supported the dissolution of the marriage.
The second witness and father of the petitioner, Michael said he had been responsible for the care of the petitioner and the child before he died.
The civil servant added that he paid the hospital bill for the child’s birth as the respondent had nothing to offer.
The respondent , Ayodele Oluwadare,26, however, denied all the allegations levelled against him by the petitioner.
Ayodele, a plumber, said he was responsible for the payment of the hospital bill of his late son.
He said though the petitioner’s father paid a part of the hospital bill he refunded the money when he started working.
The respondent also called two witnesses to testify against the complainant.
The first witness was his father, Mr Gabriel Oluwadare , a civil servant, who said the respondent took proper care of the child before his death.
The second witness of the respondent and a trader, Mrs Lucia Oluwadare, debunked the allegation that the respondent maltreated the petitioner and her late child.
Lucia said she often prepared food and looked after the petitioner and her child when she delivered him.
The President of the court, Mrs Olayinka Akomolede, after hearing from both sides, observed that the marriage had broken down irretrievably and dissolved the union.
Akomolede ordered the two parties to go their separate ways and maintain the peace.(NAN)
DJ/OSA/OJO
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(Edited Shittu Obassa/Mufutau Ojo)