•I fainted twice after he gave me blows while pregnant —Wife
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Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has dissolved the 19-year-old wedlock between a couple, Rakiat and ldris, on the accounts of constant fight, lack of care and domestic violence by the latter.
The court ruling granted the plaintiff custody of their children, while the defendant was ordered to be responsible for their feeding, education, and medical care, among other things.
Rakiat had earlier told the court that Idris took to beating her immediately they started living together as husband and wife.
The plaintiff stated that the defendant did not relent in beating her even when she was pregnant.
According to her, she fainted at two different times when her husband descended on her with punches.
Rakiat added that Idris was hostile to their children, which made them fear him.
The plaintiff explained that the defendant daily neglected their children’s needs and thus left them to suffer.
Rakiat, apart from divorce, pleaded for their children’s custody, while she entreated the court to make her husband responsible for their upkeep.
Idris denied all the allegations brought against him, but acceded to divorce.
The defendant stated that the plaintiff was defiant and always challenged his authority in the home.
According to Idris, Rakiat was a party freak and regularly abandoned her duties in the home to attend parties without his consent.
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