Nkechinyere Obi, 30, couldn’t come to terms with the fact that her
romantic and smooth relationship, with Chukwudi Obi, which later graduated to
marriage, suddenly crumbled in just one day.
Chinyere seeks the dissolution of the marriage, which she contracted
with her husband in 2003, and had produced four children, Chinwedu (F), seven;
Chidubenu (M), five; Uluchukwu (F), three and Chiebuka (M), on the grounds that
her husband, Chukwudi deserted her to marry another woman.
Chinyere added that Chukwudi was constantly beating her and that they no
longer love each other.
They formerly lived together at 39, Aremu Olatunbosun Street,
Mafoluku-Oshodi. They were committed to visiting the village every year,
towards the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Chukwudi, together with his wife and children, had gone to the village
for the Christmas and New Year holidays in December 2011 and were all supposed
to come back to Lagos in January 2012 after all celebrations.
When it was January 2012, Chukwudi appealed to his wife to allow him go
to Lagos first, promising to come back to pick her and their four children.
Chinyere agreed, without any objection.
Three months passed, Chinyere didn’t
hear from her husband. She became worried about both the education of her
children, whose mates had resumed school and the welfare of her husband.
She was broke, Chukwudi didn’t leave enough money to get herself and her
children back to Lagos. She went round to appeal for help for any amount that
could, transport herself and only two children, out of four.
Leaving two of her children behind, Chinyere travelled down to Lagos.
Chinyere headed straight to Chukwudi’s shop, at No 16, Okoya
Street, Lagos but was heart-broken, when she started hearing from neighbours,
who were calling to inform her, about preparations that were being made by her
husband, to marry another woman in the next few weeks.
Chinyere was shattered. She never believed her husband could bring her
such a long way, to suddenly desert her. To safeguard her future and that of
her children, she headed to the Igeyhinadun Customary Court, In Oshodi.
In court, both parties were
represented by their defence counsel --- Felix Olatunji for the petitioner, and Chief KCJ Eboh, for
the respondent.
Chinyere appealed to the court to order Chukwudi to rent an apartment
for her and her children and that he should set up a business for her since,
they had owned a joint business.
She also wants Chukwudi to be
responsible for the welfare of her children and that he should allow her pack
her belongings out of his house.
Eboh confirmed to the court that the respondent had already rented a
room apartment for Chinyere and her children, but Chinyere who was dissatisfied
by the amount of things in that apartment said, “He has only put a mattress, a
stove, a 50-litre of keg, a two-seater cushion that with all its cloth torn,
and an old television that we used in our former place, which is not connected
to an aerial, in that room. We still need so many things.”
The respondent was however advised by the president of the court, Alhaja
A Olorunimbe, to make sure he pays a monthly maintenance allowance of N10, 000 for
the upkeep of Chinyere and her Children. And that he should provide Chinyere
with everything she needs.
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