Court dissolves seven-year-old marriage for lack of love
A Grade 1 Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, has dissolved the seven-year-old marriage between Wasiu Shehu and his estranged wife, Barakat Oladejo, for lack of love.
The judge, Musa Sabo, dissolved the marriage according to Islamic Law, following Shehu’s prayer for confirmation of divorce on the said ground after already divorcing Barakat through a text message.
Mr Sabo ordered the respondent to vacate Shehu’s house.
Earlier, the petitioner had told the court he got married to the respondent under Islamic law on March 18, 2017 and that the union was blessed with two children aged six and four.
He said that efforts made by him and his family to reconcile him and his estranged wife had proved abortive, adding that he could no longer live with her.
He stated, “I pray the court to order Barakat to vacate my house because I had divorced her more than five times but she refused to leave. I officially divorced her through a text message on September 18 and the marriage has broken down irretrievably.’’.
The respondent, however, acknowledged the text message of divorce but told the court that she did not know that she was supposed to leave Shehu’s house after he had pronounced divorce on her three times.
(NAN)
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