Grade “C” Customary Court, sitting in Iseyin on Thursday dissolved a four-years marriage between Remi Atanda and Muri Atanda over religious difference.
The complainant, Muri, had approached the court seeking dissolution of the marriage over refusal of his wife to attend the “Ifa’’ shrine with him.
He said he could no longer tolerate the “insubordination’’.
`Ifa’ is a traditional religion and a system of divination (the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means).
“When we got married, we always attend our shrine together until about few months ago when she started having some friends and getting advice against my wishes.I had done everything possible to persuade her but she refused. Even I called her family to intervene and that also did not yield result.
“She has to move out of my house because her action was totally against my family tradition and customs. It is a taboo for me to keep her under my roof,” Muri said.
In his ruling, the President of the Court, Chief Adelodun Raheem, who frowned at the absence of the respondent, said it was obvious that the relationship between the estranged couple had totally broken down.
He, thereafter, dissolved the union accordingly.
The court’s president also granted the custody of the two children produced by the marriage to Muri.
The complainant, Muri, had approached the court seeking dissolution of the marriage over refusal of his wife to attend the “Ifa’’ shrine with him.
He said he could no longer tolerate the “insubordination’’.
`Ifa’ is a traditional religion and a system of divination (the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means).
“When we got married, we always attend our shrine together until about few months ago when she started having some friends and getting advice against my wishes.I had done everything possible to persuade her but she refused. Even I called her family to intervene and that also did not yield result.
“She has to move out of my house because her action was totally against my family tradition and customs. It is a taboo for me to keep her under my roof,” Muri said.
In his ruling, the President of the Court, Chief Adelodun Raheem, who frowned at the absence of the respondent, said it was obvious that the relationship between the estranged couple had totally broken down.
He, thereafter, dissolved the union accordingly.
The court’s president also granted the custody of the two children produced by the marriage to Muri.
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*I dont get this so why did she Marry him in the first place if she didnt like the sacrifice thing?she probably thought she could wriggle out of it...na wah oh.
The number of dumb women in this country is alarming.. just read the chronicles they send, its mostly situations that could be averted.
ReplyDeleteWhat so you expect in a misogynistic country. Women are not encouraged to be wise.
DeleteHian!
ReplyDeleteThats always the problem we assume we can change him or her. Big mistake
ReplyDeleteStella, maybe he use juju marry her.
ReplyDeleteShe decided to change her believe, people change.
ReplyDeleteYou get sense, she got tired of ifa and decided to change her belief (maybe she's now a Christan or Muslim)
DeleteGood luck to both of them
ReplyDeleteI wish people will understand the yoruba tradition more and not the nollywood thing that is been shown on our screen.
ReplyDeleteWe worship Oludumare. The white people have sold u their religion after enslaving u and yet u accept all that they say. Yoruba e ronu.
Wise one
DeleteWhat is wrong with Ifa? What is wrong with our tradition? Everything is wrong with Islam and Christianity.
ReplyDeleteShe thought she could change him after marriage?
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