Court orders estranged husband to return to matrimonial homeA
An Upper Shari’a Court in Tudun Wada, Kaduna State, has ruled that Abdulmalik Ojoka, the husband in a divorce case, must return to his matrimonial home to care for his wife and two children.
Malam Iliyasu Umar, the judge, issued the order following a plea from Ojoka’s wife, Maimuna Sulaiman, who sought the dissolution of their marriage due to her husband’s negligence in providing for the family’s needs such as rent, school fees, and other expenses.
Judge Umar advised the petitioner to show patience and be open to accepting her spouse upon his return home.
As part of the ruling, Maimuna was instructed to report any positive changes in her husband’s behavior to the court by June 3 after his return.
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During the court proceedings, Maimuna shared that she had been married to her husband for 29 years, citing instances where he would leave whenever they faced financial difficulties.
” He left me and my children during Ramadan when our house rent was due; I had to go borrow money and pay to avoid eviction.
“I paid the school fees for my four children, even though two of them are now married; I want the court to dissolve the marriage since he has packed out,” she said.
Giving evidence befor the court, Ojoka denied the allegations and informed it that he has been a responsible father paying his children’s school fees until he lost his job.
He said that when he lost his job, his wife refused to understand his financial situation and insisted that the children should continue to attend private school when he suggested they transfer to a public school.
The respondent also denied the allegation of not paying the house rent.
According to him, his wife moved out of the house the family was living in claiming that it was not comfortable.
“She moved into another house and paid the rent; anytime I am home it’s quarrel, no peace,” Ojoka told the court.
