A
15-year-old marriage between one Dapo Ashorobi and his wife, Titilayo has been
dissolved by a Lagos Island Customary Court today, over constant abuse and
assault by the latter’s mother-in-law.
The
32-year-old trader said that her mother-in-law had turned her husband into a
“simpleton” and was the one controlling their home.
“My
husband and I have been married for 15 years and we are still staying in his
family house where his mother also lives. There has been constant trouble
because of my mother-in-law’s presence in our home. My husband takes directives
from his mother about how to manage his home.
“On
several occasions, my husband will not eat the food I prepare just because his
mother said he should not. My mother-in-law had beaten and stripped me naked on
two occasions and my husband did not say or do anything about it. I can no
longer bear the emotional and physical abuse as well as maltreatment,” she
said.
The
mother of three, therefore, prayed the court to dissolve the marriage.
The
husband, Dapo, who did not deny the allegations, also prayed the court to
dissolve the marriage as requested by his wife.
He
told the court that his wife had refused to accept his pleas and had rejected
all efforts toward reconciliation.
The
President of the court, Mr Awos Awosola, ordered the dissolution of the
marriage after concluding that the union had broken down irretrievably.
“The
marriage between the two parties has broken beyond redemption. The marriage
between the two is hereby dissolved with effect from today, June 29,” Awosola
ruled.
He
also granted the custody of the three children; Basir,10, Mutiat, 8 and
Khadijat, 3, to their mother.
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