Wife remarries, seeks dissolution of first marriage
A 30-year-old woman, Mutiat Lawal, on Thursday
pleaded with a grade A Customary Court, in Ikorodu, Lagos, to dissolve
her marriage to Saka Lawal, as she is married to another man.
The petitioner told the court that
Lawal had not been taking care of her and the three children of the
marriage aged six, five and two years.
“My husband divorced his former wife
who had five children for him and I trained all the children, including
our three children, but in spite of this, he refused to support me.
“I married another man just last week
because he gives me attention although he lost his wife recently, but
he has three children,” Mutiat said.
Lawal, 56, a textile worker, consented
to the dissolution of their six-year-old marriage. He told the court
that his wife packed into another man’s house last week with their
three children. “The court tried its best to reconcile our differences
but my wife has an ulterior motive. Apart from the court’s effort, she
delivered a baby on July 20, and packed into another man’s house.
“I regret ever marrying her because she is lazy and never appreciative of all my assistance towards the family,” Lawal said.
He offered to pay the N6,000 proposed
by the respondent for the upkeep of their children to facilitate the
dissolution of their marriage.
The Court President, Remi Adesanya,
said all efforts by the court to reconcile the couple had become
abortive, since the petitioner had married another man.
“The court has no option than to dissolve the union,” Adesanya said.
He, however, adjourned the case till August 12 for judgment.
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