An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Tuesday dissolved a 14-year-old marriage between a hairdresser, Morufat Erioye, and her husband, Ahmed, on the grounds that the man was addicted to alcohol.Delivering judgment, the president of the court, Henry Agbaje, said he dissolved the marriage for peace to reign.
Mr Agbaje awarded custody of the two children to Ms Erioye and ordered Mr Ahmed to pay N10,000 monthly as child support.In her petition, Ms Erioye said: “Ahmed told me that he had stopped drinking but I caught him drinking on many occasions. “He beats me whenever he is drunk. He also sleeps with all sorts of women. Ahmed is an irresponsible husband and father.”
In his defence, Mr Ahmed opposed the suit and prayed the court to dismiss his wife’s argument for lacking in substance. “She wants to leave me because I am in a tight financial situation presently. Due to the current economic situation in Nigeria, I can’t perform my responsibilities as a father and a husband.