Ibrahim Kareem, an
Ibadan-based engineer claimed that his mother-in-law once led officers of the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to beat him.
A divorce-seeking engineer
on Monday prayed a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, to dissolve his
three-year-old marriage.
He also said that his wife
and mother-in-law nursed plans to harm him, hence his reason for filing for
divorce.
“I made the mistake of not
properly studying my wife and her mother very well before marrying from the
family. As soon as I got married to Tolulope, I realised that she was still
hanging around different men. When I called her mother’s attention to it, she
kept defending her.
“I also discovered that
Tolulope left my house, with her mother’s help. Her mother also led officers
from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to harass me.
Tolulope’s mother is a bad influence on her,” Ibrahim added.
Kareem’s wife Tolulope in
her response urged the court to grant her husband’s request but award her the
custody of their only child.
Tolulope, a school teacher
said;”My husband usually brings his mistresses to our matrimonial home. When I
caught him with one of the mistresses, he beat me up,” she said.
However, Tolulope’s mother,
Mrs.Esther Olabode, denied ever threatening her son-in-law.
She informed the court that
she has related to Ibrahim like her younger brother and would not have done
anything to harm him.
In his ruling, President of
the court, Chief Ademola Odunade held that it was needless allowing Kareem and
Tolulope to continue to live together.
Consequently, he dissolved
the union and awarded custody of the only child to Tolulope.
He ordered Kareem to pay
N5,000 monthly as feeding allowance for the baby.
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