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Court Officially Dissolves Emeka Ike & Wife’s 14 Year Marriage | Grants him Custody of their Kids

Court Officially Dissolves Emeka Ike & Wife’s 14 Year Marriage | Grants him Custody of their Kids

Nigerian actor, Emeka Ike and his estranged wife, Emma, are officially divorced. Their 14-year marriage was dissolved by the Lagos Island Customary Court yesterday, 2nd of March, 2017, The Nation reports.

Recall that in 2015, Emma asked the court to dissolve her marriage on grounds of physical abuse she suffered while they lived together as a couple. Last year, Emeka, fought against the dissolution of their marriage saying he still loves his wife and doesn’t believe in divorce (read here).

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Yesterday, the president of the court, Awos Awosola, granted her request. Delivering judgement, Awosola said:

”Emeka, who has been begging to be reconciled with his wife, has not made any effort towards the reconciliation.

The marriage is hereby dissolved with effect from March 2, in accordance with the Lagos State Customary Court Law, 2011; Order 3 Rule 7 as amended. Any party that is not satisfied with the judgment has the right to appeal to any court of higher jurisdiction within 30 days from today.”

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He, however, granted custody of their four children to Emeka, stating that their mother must be granted easy and unhindered access to them. He also ordered the refund of the N300 Emeka paid as dowry when they got married.
Emma, a teacher, had earlier told the court that her husband had been physically and verbally abusing her all through the duration of their marriage.

”My husband treated me like nobody and throughout this divorce tussle; he had denied me access to my children. He does not allow them to pick my call as he keeps changing their numbers,” she said.

The last time I heard my first son’s voice was when he was sick and about to undergo surgery. It was a friend who informed me that my son was in the hospital and I called Emeka asking him for the location of the hospital but he refused to disclose that,” Emma said.

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  • Hearing that he doesn’t allow her access to the kids, the court still granted him custody? Na wa oh. Well now she’s free from physical abuse which is a good thing…

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