An Ilorin Area Court on September 9, 2013, Monday, dissolved a five-year-old marriage between Remi Olaniyi and Olaniyi Dare, for consistent battering.
31 year-old Remi, a resident of Gambari Area of Ilorin, had earlier appealed the court to dissolve her marriage to Dare, for constantly beat her.
Dare’s wife also told the court that the defendant was not taking care of her and was fond of beating her under the slightest provocation.
“My husband always beat me unnecessarily whenever we have a little misunderstanding,” the victim of home violence cried.
The marriage between Remi Olaniyi and Olaniyi Dare was contracted in 2008 and had produced two female children – Shade, 4, and Kemisola, 2.
“My Lord, I want an end to this marriage because I cannot bear the suffering and pains anymore,” Remi concluded.
The defendant did not object to the divorce prayer of his wife, saying that she was free to go as she pleases.
“My wife is stubborn and is fond of flaunting my orders, and this provokes me into beating her,” the tyrant husband.
Dare prayed the court to grant the prayer of his wife without any claim. Mr. Yusuf Abdulkareem, the Presiding Officer, dissolved the marriage and issued a certificate of divorce to the plaintiff. -->
