The marriage between an artisan, Musibau Alimi and his wife, Bolaji, has been dissolved by a Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan, on Friday, after he claimed she beats and threatens him.
Delivering judgment, Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of the court, said the marriage was dissolved for the couple not to resort to” self-help”.
Consequently, NAN reports that Odunade dissolved the union and granted custody of the only child to Bolaji.
He ordered Alimi to pay N5,000 to Bolaji as the child’s monthly upkeep.
Earlier, Alimi, who is a tiller, told the court to dissolve the union because Bolaji beats him.
Alimi said, “Bolaji starts trouble by nagging for no particular reason and also spends most times in her mother’s company.
Bolaji starts trouble by nagging for no particular reason and also spends most times in her mother’s company.
“She returns home in the night to beat me. In fact, I packed out of my own house when Bolaji’s threat to my life became too much to bear.”