[size=18pt] Court Dissolves 12-Yr-Old Marriage[/size]




A Mushin Customary Court in Lagos yesterday endorsed the break-up of a 12-year-old marriage between an estranged couple on grounds of infidelity.


Agency reports say that Banfor Williams, a retired civil servant, and his wife Basirat, a trader, had told the court to dissolve the marriage.


Banfor, 62, had approached the court on March 16, seeking an end to the relationship, accusing the wife of prostitution.


“Basirat had packed out of the matrimonial home since 2007 to another man’s house and now she wants to come back to me.


“She has no respect for me because her boyfriends have been patronising her in the shop I got for her,” he told the court.


The petitioner who resides at 1, Sanusi Street, Mushin, also submitted that his wife’s boyfriends had been coming to his house to threaten him.


“She has turned the soft drinks business I established for her into a joint where people drink gin mixed with herbs,’’ Banfor added.


In her plea, Basirat urged the court to dissolve the marriage since it produced no children.
“I regret marrying Banfor, he is dirty,’’ she said.


After listening to their arguments, the court’s President, Dr Abayomi Ipaye dissolved the marriage since both parties had consented.


“You are free to go on separate ways,’’ he ruled. http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/23052009/weekendobserver/news/4.html