Court Dissolves Marriage Over Wife’s ill Temper

Delivering judgment, the Presiding judge, Muhammad Adamu ordered the petitioner to observe the “Iddah”(waiting period) for three months before contracting another marriage.

Tunde Odediran: This particular case is so profound because it shows the elevation of corruption to a new height where the well-being of the nation no longer matters when there's money to be stolen / Photo credit: afj.org
Tunde Odediran: This particular case is so profound because it shows the elevation of corruption to a new height where the well-being of the nation no longer matters when there's money to be stolen / Photo credit: afj.org

A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Wednesday dissolved an eight-year-old marriage between Kasim Jibril and his wife, Aisha Musa, on grounds of her hot temper.

Jibril in his petition, prayed the court to dissolve his marriage on grounds that Musa fights him constantly.

Delivering judgment, the Presiding judge, Muhammad Adamu ordered the petitioner to observe the “Iddah”(waiting period) for three months before contracting another marriage.

Adamu confirmed and granted the divorce between Jibril and his wife.

Earlier, the petitioner revealed that he married Musa under Islamic Law on November 28, 2013.

He said the marriage was blessed with one child.

“My wife is a troublesome woman, she does not allow me to rest and fights me constantly, due to this I divorce her three times, ” he said.

Musa, consented to the request for divorce.

(NAN)

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