WAKE UP CALL! Wife sues ex-husband for neglecting child

    A woman, Mrs Abigail Amadikwah has dragged her ex-husband  Benson Amadikwah before an Abuja Customary Court for alleged negligence.

Abigail told the court that her former husband abandoned her with a three-month pregnancy in Abuja after their traditional marriage and went to live in Port Harcourt.

The petitioner said the ex-husband refused to give her money to register for ante-natal at the Maitama Hospital, Abuja, which led to various health complications during the pregnancy.

“I went through a lot of stress during the pregnancy. I was contracting when the pregnancy was just five months old.

“I suffered malnutrition, I was always dizzy and had a whole lot of other ailments’’

She claimed that Benson did not have any regard for the unborn child and never cared if the child was developing as expected or not.

“I later delivered the baby alive and the baby is now one year and five months old,’’ she said, noting that since the delivery of the baby, the husband neither came to see the child nor cared to know how he was doing.

Abigail pleaded with the court to grant her custody of the child.

She also appealed to the court to compel her ex husband to pay the sum of N50,000 monthly for the up-keep of the child.

“He should equally provide shelter for the child and also enrol him in school,” she added.

In his defence, Benson told the court that the distance between him and the former wife made it impossible for him to visit the child, adding that Port Harcourt was too far from Abuja.

He rejected the amount requested, saying that he could only pay N12, 300 monthly “ since I will also enrol the child in a school”

In his judgement, the presiding judge, Mr Suleiman Ismaila, granted the mother custody of the child and ordered Benson to take full responsibility of maintenance in addition to enrolling the child in school.

It will be recalled that the couple were officially separated by the court on March 27. (NAN)

   This is a wake up call for African men who manufacture kids without taking care of them. In developed coutries, you'll be legally responsible for child's support.

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Posted: at 7-06-2012 09:50 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

noted, even if I just read only d 1st line

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Posted: at 8-06-2012 09:00 AM (11 years ago) | Hero

ok

Posted: at 8-06-2012 10:51 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

that man is seriously sick.. wat does he mean by saying Ph is far from abuja?  wat has distance got to do wit the upkeep of their child? he will only pay the 12,330 if his salary is not even up to 50k.. he should go takia of his child.. punlk ass hole.. stupid iresponsible man.. u tink sey na to just phyuk give belle? go takia of ur responsibility.. Arabanko

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Posted: at 8-06-2012 11:02 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

 

Posted: at 8-06-2012 05:30 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

 

Posted: at 8-06-2012 09:11 PM (11 years ago) | Grande Master

Nawa for som men oh 

Posted: at 10-06-2012 09:23 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

 

Posted: at 25-01-2013 08:26 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero