An Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has dissolved a 14-year-old marriage between a housewife, Salamatu Halilu and her husband, Ibrahim Sumaila.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the judge, Muhammad Wakili, dissolved their marriage according to Islamic Law, following Salamatu’s prayer for divorce on the accounts of lack of love.
Wakili also ordered Salamatu to observe “Iddah”, which is a-three month period of observation after the judgment before contracting another marriage.
Earlier, the petitioner told the court that she got married to Ibrahim under Islamic law in December, 2010.
She said that their marriage had been characterised with series of problems which forced her to move to her family house in July, 2018.
“I pray the court to dissolve our marriage. I do not love him anymore,” she said.
The respondent, however, consented to divorce.
