9- Year-Old Marriage Dissolved At Mapo As Ibadan Woman Begs Court For Separation

Oja Oba/Mapo Court C Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State has listened to the prayer of divorce of a woman, Omobola Adegunju from her husband, Adewale Adegunju.

Omobola told the court that her husband was troublesome and nonchalant about her welfare and that of their children. She added that she was fed up with their relationship and wasn’t ready to go on with it.

She, as such, appealed for a separation from her husband and requested that the court made him responsible for their children’s upkeep.


Adewale agreed to his wife’s claim on divorce but disagreed that she had custody of their children. According to him, he had not enjoyed their marriage for a minute since they got married because she was troublesome, disobedient and had no respect for him.

The court president, Chief Ademola Odunade, after listening to both parties, observed that the love between them had waned.

Ruling, he dissolved their nine-year-old marriage and granted custody of their children to the plaintiff. He mandated that the children be put in a boarding school.

The defendant was also asked to be responsible for their education and health care.