Court Grants Housewife Divorce Whose Husband Eloped With Mistress

In her ruling, the Judge, Irene Pati held that all efforts to reconcile the parties failed.

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 Jos central Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Wednesday granted a housewife, Gloria Njin , divorce on grounds that her husband, Femi Emmanuel, eloped with his mistress.

In her ruling, the Judge, Irene Pati held that all efforts to reconcile the parties failed.

The judge ordered Njin and Emmanuel to go their separate ways.

Earlier, Njin prayed the to dissolve her 11-year-old marriage.

”Emmauel eloped in 2013 with his mistress. I hear he has since married her.

”My was characterised by violence and abuse,” she said.

(NAN)

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