A Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa
State, on Friday dissolved the six-month marriage between Saratu
Abdullahi and her husband, Malam Ja’afaru, over lack of care and
inconsiderate behaviour.
The judge, Ibrahim Shakarau, dissolved
the marriage in the interest of peace, saying that the parties have
ceased to be husband and wife henceforth.
“The parties are to
maintain peace all the time, any violation of the order of this court
will amount to contempt and, of course, with grave consequences.
“Also, the parties should collect their divorce certificate from the registrar’s office,’’ he ordered.
The
judge advised the petitioner to observe her iddah (menstrual flow that a
woman must observe after the death of her husband or divorced)
according to Islamic rites, for three months before she can remarry.
Saratu
had told the court that she was married to the respondent in December
2017, under Islamic rites in Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area, and
the union did not produce any child.
“He is not considerate. As a
Muslim, I am not supposed to pray and fast during menstruation, but he
forced me to fast and pray, knowing that I was not supposed to, even
though he is a Muslim too.
“Ja’afaru does not feed me or care for
me. When I was sick, he did not take me to the hospital and sometime in
June, I left his house and he did not care to bring me back.
“He denied me sex because he has abandoned my bed for long.
“Please,
let this honourable court separate us, there is no longer love in the
union and nothing can bring us together again because I have lost love
and affection for him,’’ she said.
The respondent, who was
present in court, did not object to the separation, and prayed the court
to grant the petitioner’s request.
