An Igando Customary Court in Lagos has dissolved an 11-year-old marriage between Jolomi and Osaryekeme Odometa, over threat to life.
The court on Thursday granted the request of the estranged wife to dissolve the union.
The petitioner, Osaryekeme, had earlier told the court that she wanted divorce because of her husband’s constant threat to her life.
“There was a day we were going to church, he asked me why I was not wearing my wedding ring, I told him I removed it when I wanted to wash but forgot to wear it back.
“He turned back and drove me to my parent’s house. In their presence, he threatened to rent a gun, kill me and my parents,” she said.
The 40-year-old stylist alleged that her husband assaulted her severally.
“There was a day he was driving and I tried to correct his driving, he got angry, stopped his car and dragged me out.
“He brought out his belt and started beating me on the road in the public.
“He once chased me out of the house in the night naked but my neighbours gave me clothes to wear.
“Even during pregnancy, he beats me with belt, he beat me the day I was to deliver our baby,” she said.
The court president, Adeniyi Koledoye, awarded the custody of the only child of the marriage to the petitioner “while Jolomi must be paying N5,000 monthly for the feeding and must also be responsible for child’s education and general welfare.”
