An Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has dissolved a seven-year-old marriage between a woman, Ramatu Ahmed and her husband, Yahaya Salihu on the grounds of lack of love.
The judge, Mohammed Wakili dissolved their marriage according to Islamic Laws, following Ramatu’s prayer of divorce.
Wakili also ordered Ramatu to observe ‘Idah’, which is an observation period of three months after the judgment before contracting another marriage.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the mother of t had earlier told the court that she married Yahaya in 2017 accoding to Islamic Law.
She said that they had been experiencing crises in their marriage for almost six years and has grown tired of the situation.
‘The situation has not changed despite our family members’ intervention.’
She added that when her father died, Yahayawent to pay condolence in her family’s house, but that he refused to greet her mother.
‘I can never love Yahaya. I want the court to grant me divorce’, she said.
In his response, Yahaya stated that he no longer loved Ramatu and thus consented to divorce.