A Customary Court in Ibadan on Monday dissolved the 10-year marriage between Mujidat Odemoye and her husband Semiu over alleged threat to life.

Mujidat petitioned the court presided over by Chief Ademola Odunade, saying that her husband had completely wrecked her business by his acts of hooliganism and was a threat to her life.

She said Semiu essentially lived on smoking Indian hemp and drinking locally-brewed gin popularly called ogogoro.

“My lord,” she said, “anytime Semiu sees me selling palm wine to male customers, he becomes mad, accusing me of sleeping with them. I was selling palm wine before he married me 10 years ago and I cannot stop it.

“Semiu constantly batters me and often tells boasts that nothing will happen if I die from his punches and kicks. Recently, when I ran away from his home, Semiu and his friends stormed my shop to destroy my containers, bottles and kegs containing palm wine.

“He doesn’t take care of me or the children.”

The bailiff said Semiu, who was not in court to defend himself, was been given hearing notices and had attempted to assault him.

“My lord, when I served him the hearing notice for the third time, he told me that the court was not there when he married Mujidat and so cannot tell him how he would treat her,” the bailiff said.

Odunade pronounced the marriage dissolved and granted custody of the couple’s two children to Mujidat.

He ordered Semiu to pay N10,000 for the children’s monthly feeding and to be responsible for their education and other welfare needs.

Odunade also directed that a copy of the judgment should be sent to Semiu.