Court dissolves 25 year old marriage over irreconcilable difference

An Upper Customary Court sitting in Daura road, Kaduna state on Monday dissolved the union between Tabitha Iliya and Iliya Yaran over irreconcilable difference.

The Judge. Patience Musa made the ruling after all avenues for reconciliation between the couple were exhausted and also the petitioner’s clear statement of not wanting the marriage.

Earlier, the defendant had asked the court for time to attempt a second reconciliation with his wife, citing their six children as his motivation for saving the marriage.

The complainant however, stated that their marriage, contracted in 2000 under Mada customs, was ending due to lack of financial support, assault, and threats.

She told the court that the lack of care and provision by her husband pushed her to cheat when her daughter was sick and needed medical attention.