Alhaji Lukman Shittu, a cleric, requested diva orce from a Grade A Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan because his wife’s unfaithful lifestyle distressed him.
Shittu, Fisayo’s husband of 20 years, claimed he was no longer in love with her.
Soon after leaving our house, my wife began driving an automobile. She claimed falsely that a relative had given her the car, but my investigations showed that the same man who had been sleeping with her all along had actually purchased the vehicle.
“My lord, Fisayo started misbehaving when things became difficult for me and I was unable to give her money to rent a shop.
“She started coming home late. She decided to take the three children from my house. And changed the school of the last child without my knowledge and the other two have vowed not to recognise me as their father anymore.
“During the last Ramadan, I invited the second one to live with me, but he turned down my offer.
”Mr Lord, do you believe that Fisayo’s lover worships in the same mosque where I am a cleric?” Shittu lamented.
Earlier, Fisayo, the petitioner who lived at Odo ona Ewe area of Ibadan contended that her husband was irresponsible and threatens her.
“Shittu deceived me into getting a loan from a micro-finance bank under the agreement that I will use it to establish my business.
“Unknowingly, I was facilitating his adulterous intentions. Shittu frequently brings different types of women into our matrimonial home.
“In addition, Shittu demolished the shop which I furnished with my money in order to deny me any means of sustenance.
The marriage was declared to be dissolved by the court’s president, Mrs. S.M. Akintayo, who gave the ruling. She cited a lack of love as the reason for the split.
Shittu and Fisayo have mutually decided to separate, according to Akintayo, thus there is no reason to keep them together.
“In the interest of peace, the customary marriage between Shittu and fisayo ceases to be henceforth.
“Custody of the three children is granted to Fisayo. Shittu must not be denied access to his children
“He must pay a monthly feeding allowance of N30,000 for the children’s upkeep starting from July 2022,” Akintayo said.
The court’s president also granted an order restraining Shittu from harassing, intimidating and interfering with the personal life of the petitioner.
