Man divorces wife after 3 kids over adultery

An Area Court at Center-Igboro, Ilorin, dissolved the marriage between Majeed Suleiman and Ganiyat Suleiman on the request of the husband over the wife’s adultery.

The presiding judge, AbdulKadir Ahmed, said that having listened to the two parties, the court noticed that there was frustration in the attitude of the petitioner while the respondent showed a nonchalant attitude.

According to Ahmed, divorce is not something to hurriedly conclude on, but in a situation where the petitioner insisted and behaved like he could no longer tolerate his partner, divorce should be considered.

The judge thereby dissolved the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent and ordered that the respondent observe her three-month Iddah period in her matrimonial home.

He also ruled that a divorce certificate should not be issued to the respondent until she has observed all the necessary steps of the divorce, and the petitioner should continue to perform his responsibilities towards her.

Earlier, the petitioner told the court that his wife had been having an extramarital affair for seven years, adding that he could no longer tolerate her.

“I am only in court because I don’t want to take the law into my hands, beat her mercilessly, or even drag her roughly out of the house.

“I can no longer tolerate my wife having extramarital affairs, especially considering the age of our kids, 9, 12, and 15 years old,” he said.

The respondent, however, said that she was still interested in the relationship and insisted on remaining with her kids in her matrimonial home.

She said that she tried to settle the issue with the petitioner, but he refused and still contacted his relatives, but she did not know whether they talked to him about it or not.