ADO-EKITI An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Monday dissolved a 9-year-old marriage between Mrs Enema Friday and his wife, Mary.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case first came up for mention on May 6.
The marriage was dissolved on grounds of frequent beating, threat to life, as well as lack of care.
Mary, 32, told the court that her husband maltreated her which made her to pack out of his house.
She said the husband had not been taking care of her because of her childlessness, and that he once threatened her with a pistol for allegedly having extra marital affairs.
Mary explained that she contributed to the building of their house, but had to pack out because of the threat.
The President of the court, Mr Joseph Ogunsemi, noted that the respondent refused to appear in court.
He dissolved the marriage, and ordered that the parties should go their separate ways without molestation. (NAN)