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Court dissolves 4-year-old marriage over incompatibility

NAN-H-40
Divorce
Thompson Charlie Yamput
Jos, March 21, 2017 (NAN) A Jos High Court on Tuesday dissolved a four-year-old marriage over what the couple described as their “incompatibility”.

The couple, Dorcas Alimi and Akeem Alimi, residents of Jos, whose marriage on Sept. 7, 2013, told the court, via a document containing terms of out-of-court settlement, that their union had collapsed beyond redemption.

“We can no more accommodate each other; we want this marriage dissolved,” the couple told the court.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the wife, Dorcas, had dragged her husband before Justice Christine Dabup, of High Court 8, on Oct. 7, 2016, seeking a dissolution of the marriage.

She prayed the court to dissolve the marriage on the ground that the marriage had broken down irretrievably.

When the case came up for hearing on Dec. 13, 2016 the counsel to the wife, Mr Sunday Lekshak, and that of the husband, Fwangshak Pwul, asked for time to explore the possibility of out-of-court settlement, which was granted.

On their return on Tuesday, the respondent’s counsel, Pwul, told the court that they were able to settle the matter out-of-court, via terms that both parties had consented to.

“My Lord, we have been able to settle the couple out-of-court; we have with us the terms of the settlement, which we wish to present to the court for consideration.

“The terms of settlement, dated March 13, 2017 were filed before this court on March 14, 2017 and I hereby call the attention of your Lordship to it.

“The parties have amicably agreed to part because they have both agreed that that they cannot stay together any longer.

“The two of them have also agreed that the marriage is beyond redemption,” he said.

Lekshak, in response, consented to Pwul’s statement and also asked the court to look at the terms of settlement and give its judgement.

Justice Dabup, in her judgement, declared the marriage dissolved based on the terms of agreement reached by the couple.

“According to the terms of settlement before this court, it is clear that the marriage is broken as posited by the couple.

“I hereby declare the marriage dissolved, ’’ the judge ruled.

Dabup, however, commended the two lawyers for settling the couple in the presence of their witnesses. (NAN)

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Edited by Maureen Atuonwu and Ephraims Sheyin

Judiciary

Court dissolves university lecturer’s marriage over husband’s cruelty, violence

 

NAN-H-55
Dissolution
Jos, March 13, 2017 (NAN) A Jos State High Court on Monday dissolved the marriage of a university lecturer, Dr. Evelyn Iyah, over her husband’s alleged cruelty and incessant violence.

Iyah, on March 10, 2016 petitioned the court through her Counsel, Mr G. O Izere, to dissolve her marriage with Mr Iyah Iyah, because he had “lost his desire to love me”.

She further accused him of violence, cruelty and inability to live with her peacefully.

The lecturer also pleaded for an injunction restraining the husband from further threatening her life, or even entering her house.

“My husband behaves in a way that I cannot reasonably be expected to live with him.

“He is violent, cruel, shows open disregard for me and clearly does not love me anymore,” she told the court.

She also asked the court to compel the husband to return her  monies – 13,090 British Pounds and N320,000 “with immediate effect”.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), however, reports that since the case was filed, Iyah never entered any appearance and did not even acknowledge the court’s repeated summon notices sent to him.

NAN also reports that the court had to serve him by pasting the notice at his residence and office, which all came to nought as he did not show any interest on the matter.

When the case came up on Monday, the Presiding Judge, Mrs. Christine Dabup, entered judgment in the applicant’s favour and dissolved the marriage.

She also granted all the wife’s prayers and gave an order to the defendant to pay up all monies in his possession.

“All the reliefs sought are hereby granted to the petitioner,” Dabup declared.

She accused the defendant of utter disrespect to the court, saying that he had not behaved in a way that suggested that he was reasonable enough for the petitioner to live with.

“The case has been in this court for one year now, but the defendant has not shown any interest in the allegations.

“I hereby order that the marriage stands dissolved,” she declared.

She also gave an injunction restraining Mr Iyah from further threatening the life of the lecturer, and barred him from entering her house. (NAN)

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Edited by Ifeyinwa Okonkwo and Ephraims Sheyin