An
Alimosho Customary Court in Lagos State on Monday dissolved a 14-year-old
marriage between a 40-year-old businessman, Abraham Jokotola, and his wife,
Adekemi, over adultery and abandonment.
The president of the court, Alhaja
S.O. Mumuni, in her judgment, said that it was obvious from available
testimonies and the respondent’s refusal to appear in court, that the marriage
had hit the rock.
“Throughout
the duration of this case, the respondent refused to honour the court’s
summons. Therefore, the court has no other choice than to dissolve the
marriage.
“The marriage between Adekemi Jokotola and Abraham Jokotola is hereby dissolved from today in accordance with the Lagos State Customary Law 2013, Cap. 19. “Both parties are no longer husband and wife, they are free to marry any other partner of their choice, without any hindrance or molestation,’’
“The marriage between Adekemi Jokotola and Abraham Jokotola is hereby dissolved from today in accordance with the Lagos State Customary Law 2013, Cap. 19. “Both parties are no longer husband and wife, they are free to marry any other partner of their choice, without any hindrance or molestation,’’
she
said. The petitioner, Adekemi, 38, a businesswoman, had approached the court to
end her 14-year-old marriage for alleged infidelity and abandonment. She
said her husband did not respect and obey their marital vows by abandoning her
to marry another woman without her knowledge.
“In 2005, after three years of our marriage, my husband packed out of the house to an unknown destination, telling me that he was done with me because I was yet to give him a child. “In 2007, he begged me for forgiveness, I accepted him back. We solemnized our wedding in the church.
“In 2005, after three years of our marriage, my husband packed out of the house to an unknown destination, telling me that he was done with me because I was yet to give him a child. “In 2007, he begged me for forgiveness, I accepted him back. We solemnized our wedding in the church.
He abandoned me again in 2009 only to resurface again in
2013,” she said. Adekemi said that when she was tired of his disappearing acts,
she called for a meeting of both families. “It was there he confessed that
he had married another woman who had a baby for him,” she said. Adekemi urged
the court to dissolve the marriage which produced no child, saying, “I do not
love him anymore; he is a betrayal and a cheat,”.
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