- A court dissolved a 21-year marriage over poisoning and domestic violence claims.
- The wife accused her husband of trying to poison her and assaulting their child.
- The husband must pay ₦20,000 monthly for their children’s upkeep.
A Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan has dissolved a 21-year-old marriage after a woman accused her husband of poisoning her food and domestic violence.
The petitioner, Omotayo Kumunyi, a caterer from the Osungbade area of Ibadan, sought divorce from her husband, Olatunde, citing threats to her life and neglect of their children.
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Kumunyi told the court that five years ago, their third child witnessed Olatunde putting a black substance into her food. She confronted him about it, but he refused to eat the same meal when asked.
She also accused him of regularly assaulting her and their first child.
“My lord, Olatunde does not provide for me or our four children. When the situation became unbearable, I moved away with three of our children, while our second child stayed with him,” Kumunyi said.
She requested custody of all the children, arguing that her husband would not take proper care of them.
Olatunde, a carpenter residing at Challenge in Ibadan, did not deny most of the allegations. He confirmed that he had paid his wife’s dowry and insisted that he wanted custody of the children.
He claimed Kumunyi maltreated their last two children and offered to pay only ₦5,000 per month for their upkeep if custody was denied.
Delivering judgment, the court’s president, Mrs. S.M. Akintayo, ruled that the marriage was legally binding but had broken down irreparably.
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She granted custody of the younger three children to Kumunyi and ordered Olatunde to pay ₦20,000 monthly for their feeding, in addition to handling their education and welfare.
The court also ruled that their first child, being 18 years old, could choose which parent to live with. Akintayo further barred Olatunde from harassing or interfering in Kumunyi’s private life.
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