Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo on Friday, October 6 dissolved the marriage between a 48-year-old man and a former banker and his 43-year-old wife over incompatibility.
Delivering judgement on the matter on Friday, Justice Ntong Ntong said it was unfortunate that “the parties have forgotten their first love and today have decided to fight naked in the public. Justice Ntong said he believe that with the testimony and exhibits tendered by the respondent, including receipts of some building materials she bought for the development of the house where she is residing with her children, it will be unfair to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
On the custody of the children, Ntong also held that a mother would readily understand the conditions of her female children than the father and would be careful when they undergo puberty and menstruation“It is therefore commonsensical to allow girl children in the primary custody of their biological mother and allow their biological father access only at reasonable time provided that the petitioner shall always notify the respondent of his intention to visit his children in writing within 48...