May 15, 2017
By Ijendu Iheaka
An Aba-la-Ohazu Customary Court in Aba South local government area has dissolved the marriage between James Nnanna and his wife, Jane on grounds of willful desertion of the matrimonial home by the wife.
James, the petitioner told the court that his wife, Jane had been a quarrelsome and nagging wife, whose bad attitude had caused him untold hardships and great inconveniences.
He said that his wife willfully deserted their matrimonial home without justification precisely on April 19, 2013, abandoning him with their three children.
According to James, after running away, Jane went and made arrangement with thugs to beat him at his workshop at Mbubo street, off item road, Aba.
James, who is from Amokwe, Item in Bende local government of Abia state, said that he married the respondent according to the customs of Akoli-Eda in Afikpo South local government area of Ebonyi state.
He said they co-habited for about five years during which they had a baby girl on April 4, 2008 and a set of male twins on May 3, 2010, before formalising their marriage on January 3, 2013.
He told the court that his wife deserted them in the third year of the twins birthday.
James, therefore prayed the court to dissolve their marriage and give him continued custody of his children to enable him take good care of them.
While James had Mr J.O. Uchendu as his counsel, Jane was neither in court nor represented by anybody.
Ruling, Senior Magistrate Diamond Olewengwa, said that having followed due process in the trial, the court noted that Jane was once present during James’ evidence in chief, but did not controvert his testimony.
He said that Jane’s attitude to the trail process showed that she had accepted the man’s desire to dissolve the marriage.
He said that following Jane’s desertion for more than two years and without them enjoying their conjugal rights for such a long time, the marriage had broken down irretrievably.
He therefore declared the marriage dissolved for lack of love and desertion of matrimonial home by Jane.
Olewengwa ordered James to return the N30.00 bride price paid on Jane’s head, stressing that both parties were free to remarry any other person of their choice.
The Magistrate also granted the man continued custody of the three children.
The court further ordered Jane to revert to her maiden name or any other name of her choice and urged the parties to maintain the peace.
By Ijendu Iheaka
An Aba-la-Ohazu Customary Court in Aba South local government area has dissolved the marriage between James Nnanna and his wife, Jane on grounds of willful desertion of the matrimonial home by the wife.
James, the petitioner told the court that his wife, Jane had been a quarrelsome and nagging wife, whose bad attitude had caused him untold hardships and great inconveniences.
He said that his wife willfully deserted their matrimonial home without justification precisely on April 19, 2013, abandoning him with their three children.
According to James, after running away, Jane went and made arrangement with thugs to beat him at his workshop at Mbubo street, off item road, Aba.
James, who is from Amokwe, Item in Bende local government of Abia state, said that he married the respondent according to the customs of Akoli-Eda in Afikpo South local government area of Ebonyi state.
He said they co-habited for about five years during which they had a baby girl on April 4, 2008 and a set of male twins on May 3, 2010, before formalising their marriage on January 3, 2013.
He told the court that his wife deserted them in the third year of the twins birthday.
James, therefore prayed the court to dissolve their marriage and give him continued custody of his children to enable him take good care of them.
While James had Mr J.O. Uchendu as his counsel, Jane was neither in court nor represented by anybody.
Ruling, Senior Magistrate Diamond Olewengwa, said that having followed due process in the trial, the court noted that Jane was once present during James’ evidence in chief, but did not controvert his testimony.
He said that Jane’s attitude to the trail process showed that she had accepted the man’s desire to dissolve the marriage.
He said that following Jane’s desertion for more than two years and without them enjoying their conjugal rights for such a long time, the marriage had broken down irretrievably.
He therefore declared the marriage dissolved for lack of love and desertion of matrimonial home by Jane.
Olewengwa ordered James to return the N30.00 bride price paid on Jane’s head, stressing that both parties were free to remarry any other person of their choice.
The Magistrate also granted the man continued custody of the three children.
The court further ordered Jane to revert to her maiden name or any other name of her choice and urged the parties to maintain the peace.
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