Mr. Solomon Nwabili has told
a family Court 4, sitting at Ogba, in the Ikeja magisterial district how his
wife, Mabel lied that their children were sick in order to extort him.
The marriage which is about 15 years
has produced two children. The kids are in Senior Secondary 1 and 2
respectively. Nwabili and Mabel have been living separately for many years.
Nwabili resides in Delta
State, while Mabel stays at Merian-Alagbado, Lagos with their two daughters, a
situation which has become a burden to the woman and her mother a pensioner.
Mabel is seeking the court to compel
Nwabili to start meeting the children’s financial needs. According to her, the
man has abandoned his responsibilities to her.
Mabel, a petty trader, told the
court how her husband used to harbour other women where he stays. She said his
fondness for women had led to his shirking his responsibility.
Mable said: “We have been staying
with my mother at Merian-Alagbado for many years. My husband doesn’t take care
of the children’s education, welfare, accommodation and daily needs. He keeps
other women. I’m seeking the court to compel him to foot the bills and take
care of his children.”
Nwabili told the court that his wife
have been extorting money from him, claiming that the children were sick when
they weren’t.
He said: “The claim of medical bills
for the children is extortion! Whenever the kids stay with me, they don’t fall
sick. Why am I being asked to pay medical bills?”
Nwabili said his inability to pay
school fees for the children was because his wife changed them to a more
expensive school without discussing it with him.
Nwabili pleaded the court to allow
the children to stay with him in Delta during the Christmas so as to know the
cause for paying their fees.
Mabel rejected the request, claiming
that Nwabili does not have a home and would end up lodging the kids in a hotel.
The Chief Magistrate, Elias Tajudeen,
said the interest of the kids was paramount. Magistrate said that the children’s
welfare had been hampered by living separately. Tajudeen ordered the parties to
seek mutual consent and resolution to their differences. He further ordered
that the children should spend two weeks Christmas holiday with their father
and return to tell the court their experiences.
He said Nwabili should pay up their
school fees and arrears in the new school. He adjourned the case to January 13,
2016, for further hearing.
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