Court dissolves three-year-old marriage over lack of love

Grade 1 Area Court in Lugbe, Abuja, has dissolved the three-year-old marriage between Amina Abubakar and her husband, Jamila Sani, over lack of love and maltreatment.

The Judge, Aliyu Kagarko, his judgment, held that the marriage had broken down irretrievably.

He therefore, dissolved the union on the grounds that both parties had lost interest in the marriage and had mutually consented to its dissolution.

“Since both parties have agreed to the dissolution, and the respondent has also supported his wife’s request for divorce, the court grants the petition,” the judge ruled.

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Kagarko further ordered Amina to observe Iddah—a three-month waiting period—before remarrying, in line with Islamic law.

The petitioner, Amina, in her petition, told the court that she married Sani under Islamic law in 2022, and their union produced a child.

She alleged that her husband mistreated her and neglected both her and their child, prompting her decision to seek a divorce.

“We always quarrel, because of feeding , medication, clothes, lack of care and lack of love ,” she said.
Amina further stated that her husband would beat her whenever they had a misunderstanding.

“My husband no longer loves me. I want the court to dissolve this marriage,” she pleaded.

The respondent neither denied the allegations made by his wife, nor did he object to her request for a divorce.