15 year old Marraige dissolved

By Abiodun Yomi

The 15 year-old marriage between Mrs Adenike Daramola and Mr. Kehinde Daramola was dissolved through a petition filed before an Agege customary court, in Lagos recently. The cause of the sudden end to the love between the couple was that Mr Kehinde Daramola failed “to show love” to his wife. Their marriage was consummated 15 years ago through a customary marriage system. According to Adenike who was on her knees begging the court to separate them, not minding the three children who are the fruits of the union .The problem with the marriage, according to her information was that her mother in-law was not comfortable with her marriage to her son because she is an Ijebu woman and that she was not in the habit of preparing Pounded yam for her when she came visiting, hence her decision to send her packing.Her husband also tell the court that the wife was also promiscuous, claiming that already she was carrying another man's pregnancy which the woman denied in the open court. Dissolving the marriage, president of the Agege Chief Customary Court, Mr E.K. S. Bruce held thus: from all the evidences from both parties, the marriage that had broken down irretrievably is hereby forthwith dissolved. The custody of the Children should be with the wife who is in better position to take good care of them.