Housewife Divorces Mentally Ill Husband

A five-year-old marriage between Victoria Akinyemi and her mentally ill husband, Dare Akinyemi has been dissolved by the Idea-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi, Ibadan, on Friday.

The marriage termination came after Victoria approached the court alleging that she could no longer manage the situation of her mentally ill partner.

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“My lord, I never enjoyed my marriage of five years as a result of his stinginess and strange behaviours.

“In fact, I fend for him, pay the house rent and shoulder our family responsibility’’, she said.

According to reports, Victoria claimed that she never had a clue about the health status of her spouse not until when he became ferocious.

“I was not aware of his mental illness until recently when he became violent.

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“Now, he stays with his parents and family members but always comes to my shop to demand money from me.

“I have tried my best to stop him from embarrassing me and our only child, but he would not change.

“I want the court to dissolve the marriage so that I can be free of any further embarrassment from him,’’ she further said.

The court president, Chief Mukaila Balogun ruled on the case in his absence as he said there was no need for adjournment or delay in taking a decision on the case.

“Since the respondent was duly served a court summons on three occasions and failed to appear in court, the marriage is hereby dissolved and custody of the only child of the union is given to the petitioner,’’ Balogun ruled.

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