Court dissolves 5-yr-old marriage over threat to life

An Idi-Ogungun Customary Court in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved the five-year-old marriage between one Musibau Akinola and his wife, Bukola, over threat to life.

Musibau had sought the order of the court to end the union on the ground that his wife was in the habit of fomenting trouble and cursing him.

He said the union, which produced a child, had turned sour and should be dissolved.

The petitioner also prayed the court to allow him have the custody of the only child of the marriage to ensure proper care.

Bukola, however, denied the allegations against her and rather accused the plaintiff of threatening her life.

The respondent said she never experienced peace in her matrimonial home and consented to the divorce.

She, however, pleaded with the court not to grant the custody of the child to the petitioner.

Bukola urged the court to grant her custody of the child in order to ensure proper upbringing.

The President of the court, Chief Mukaila Balogun, dissolved the marriage and gave the custody of the child to the respondent.

Balogun, who also ordered the plaintiff to pay N3,000 monthly allowance for the upkeep of the child, told both parties to maintain peace.