According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the judge, Malam Abdullahi Abdulkareem, dissolved their marriage according to Islamic Law, following Okpanachi’s prayer of divorce on the grounds of infidelity. Abdulkareem ordered Zainab to observe “Iddah” (waiting period) of three months according to Islamic injunction, before contracting another marriage. He added that the issue of child custody which the petitioner brought before the court should be filed as a separate suit. Okpanachi also said that he was sick for four months, hospitalised and eventually taken to his village in Kogi, but that Zainab never visited him, while she continued with her illicit affair. I want our marriage dissolved, ” he said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 29, 2023 17:02 UTC