by Oge Okonkwo

An estranged wife, Titi Jamil, on Monday pleaded with the Ikeja Customary court to grant her a divorce from her husband, Ahmed Jamil, on the grounds that no more love existed between them, and that her husband whom she allegedly paid a N 1 million monthly salary was after her money. She also accused her husband of allegedly kidnapping their son and collecting the sum of N5 million as ransom.

Mrs. Jamil insisted that her husband sold their house in London for N68 million without she or a children given a dime from the money.

Narrating to the court, Mrs. Jamil said she had to change religion from Islam to Christianity, after her traditional marriage with her husband whom she met in London.

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Describing her husband as prayerful and caring in the early period of the marriage, Titi said Ahmad later turned vicious, beating her during pregnancy even as he stopped praying.

She said, “The only reason why he married me was because of my father’s money. He was God-fearing when I met him. We never missed devotional hours. But after our marriage, he showed his true colour as he stopped praying and began to beat me even during pregnancy.

“Ahmad kidnapped my son and asked for a ransom of 210,000 pounds after I left his house with my children. My elder sister paid the money into his mother’s account in London and he released my son to me after his mother confirmed to him that the money had been paid.

The bailiff told the court that all efforts to reach Ahmad proved abortive, saying his ferocious dogs scared visitors to his residence.

Court president, Mr. Ayo Ipaye, noted that the respondent has not showed up in court since the case began.

Ipaye said that since the petitioner has given evidence before the court and the respondent has refused to show up – “it is only right to give judgment.”

He ordered the dissolution of the marriage and granted custody of the children to their mother.