An
Aba-la-Ohazu Customary Court has dissolved the marriage between Ezinne and her
husband, Victor Nwogu, over denial of
conjugal right for four years.
Ezinne, the
petitioner, told the court that her husband had put her through emotional and
physical trauma by beating her and being deceitful.
The nation online reported that She also
alleged that her husband had refused to pay for their house rent and denied her
love as well as conjugal rights since 2014.
She,
therefore, prayed the court to formally dissolve the marriage which was
contracted in 2010 under the native customs of Amankalu, Igbere, in Bende Local
Government Area of Abia.
Ezinne, who is
from Umuekene, Obuzor in Osisioma Local Government in Abia, said she wanted to
revert to her maiden name, Abel Uche Olawa.
“I am willing
to return my bride price of N50, 000 through the court to Nwogu,” she said
She further
prayed the court to direct Nwogu to return all her property in his custody to
her and should desist from threatening her.
While the
petitioner had Mr Stanley Anyaegbe as her counsel, Nwogu was neither present in
court nor was he represented by any lawyer.
The Senior
Magistrate, Mr Diamond Olewengwa, said that although Nwagu was served the court
papers, he did not appear in court.
“This shows
that he is not willing to stop the dissolution process,’’ the magistrate said.
Olewengwa said
that the childless marriage which displayed lack of love, a key ingredient in
marriage, physical assault and “abdication of duty” on the man’s part showed
him to be irresponsible.
“Being
separated since 2014 till date and no child from the disjointed union, it is
clear that all ingredients of dissolution are present in the petition,” the
Magistrate said.
The court,
therefore, ruled that the marriage between Ezinne and Victor had broken down
irretrievably as a “result of lack of love and trust, deceit, denial of
conjugal rights and irreconcilable differences stands dissolved”.
Olewengwa
ordered that Nwogu should take back his N50.00 bride price, stop any threats to
Ezinne’s life and release her property in his custody.
He also said
that Ezinne should revert to her maiden name “Abel Uche Olawa”, adding that
both parties were now free to remarry whoever they desired
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