Yesterday at the customary court in Lagos, the presiding president of the
court sitting, reportedly dissolved a 6 year-old marriage, between Nnenna Nwokonko and Kelechi Nwokonko.
38-year-old Nnenna, had, on October 28,
asked the court to dissolve her six-year-old marriage over alleged
threat to life and assault, adding that the relationship was built
on deceit.
“He lied to me that he is a graduate of Mass
Communication from the University of Lagos and that he is financially
buoyant, only for me to discover that he is just a school certificate
holder without any genuine means of income.” She said
The
respondent did not deny the allegations of deceit or assault, but told
the court that he was not interested in divorcing his wife.
“After
consultation with my family and pastors on the implications of divorce
and the effect it will have on our child, I no longer want to divorce my
wife,” he said.
When the court asked Nnenna if she was willing to consider the respondent’s plea, she said no.
The
President then dissolved the marriage, saying that there was obviously
no more love and that threat to life had been proven without reasonable
doubt.
The court, however, told the respondent to appeal within 30 days if he was not happy with the decision.