An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court has on Friday dissolved a 7-year-old marriage between Adeparusi Ademola and his wife, Adeparusi Yinka.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports After both parties  having earlier gave their evidences on March 8, 2021. The matter got slated for judgment.

The 7 year old marriage was dissolved on grounds of provocation, going out at will and no rest of mind by the wife.

Ademola, 50, told the court that his wife goes out at will as well as starving him, adding that she would not cook for him but would only cook for herself.

He alleged that his wife once slapped him in the presence of his mother just because he reminded her about the court sitting scheduled for the following day. The couple had one daughter.

The husband further states that the wife was seriously ill-treating their daughter as well.

According to him, she once hit their daughter’s head against a wall and that is where he decided she has crossed the line.

The petitioner, therefore, pleaded with the court for separation and to award him the custody of their only baby girl.

But the respondent, Yinka, 45, denied the allegations of her husband, adding that he was not mentally sound.

Yinka claimed her husband is a stingy man that doesn’t give her money to buy foodstuffs, but would rather go to market himself.

She also denied hitting the head of her daughter on the wall as accused by her husband, as well as denying ever slapping him.

She however said despite his attitudes, she has never failed in her responsibility of cooking for him, as well as his mother, who had been defending her every time.

According to her, she is responsible for taking care of their daughter.

The respondent told the court that she did not support the divorce.

The President of the Court, Mrs Olayinka Akomolede, observed that the marriage had broken down irretrievably and consequently dissolved the marriage.

Akomolede ruled that the custody of the child be awarded to the respondent, while the petitioner shall be paying the sum of N10,000 monthly as the child’s feeding allowance.

She also ordered that the petitioner shall be responsible for the education of his daughter, while access was granted to him to see his daughter without any molestation.

NAN

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