An Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Friday dissolved a 17-year-old loveless marriage between Lawal Modupe and her husband, Ismaila. The judge, Mohammed Wakili dissolved the marriage according to Islamic Law, following Modupe’s prayer for divorce.
Wakili ordered Modupe to observe “Iddah”, which is a waiting period to be observed for three months before contracting another marriage. Earlier, the petitioner, a mother of three, told the court she got married to the respondent under Islamic law on Oct. 24, 2007. She said the children are aged 17, 15, and 12. She said that the respondent sent her out of his house on June 17, 2023, and they have been living apart since then.
“I told her that if she decides to receive the title she should pack her things and leave my house,” Ismaila said. The petitioner, however, explained to the court that her husband supported the idea of her being a titleholder when she brought it to his knowledge. “After he gave me permission to go ahead with the title, he came back home and changed his mind about it on the day of the ceremony when plans had been put in place,” she said.
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