President of the court, Mrs Irene Abiola, dissolved the marriage after the estranged couple refused to accept to continue to live together. Abiola also ruled that the petitioner, Nkechinyere, should have temporary custody of the two children until it can be proven that she was incapable to care for them. ‘’This court is truly unhappy that this marriage has to be dissolved. “It has tried within the boundary of its powers to save this marriage, but the unwillingness of the petitioner and the respondent to settle forced us to divorce them. “The accusations and counter-accusations show clearly that they wish not to continue as husband and wife. “But this court will not tolerate a situation where children of a union that has been dissolved should suffer. “This court, I assure you, will have keen interest in the affairs of the two of you as they affect your two children, ‘’ Abiola said while delivering her judgment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the divorce suit was instituted by the petitioner on Oct. 8, 2015. Nkechinyere, 35, and a teacher, had accused her husband of denying her sex, lack of care for her and psychological assault on her person. “I do not love him anymore because of the way he treats me. “We did customary court marriage in 2010 and since that time I have not known love and peace,’’ she said. But the respondent, Godspower, 43, said that he wanted the divorce because the petitioner was adulterous. “I deny her sex because it will bounce back negatively on me, the children and even herself due to her infidelity. “She is disrespectful to me and goes out at will without my consent. “She has shown by her conduct to be an unfit mother and wife that will not want to make a home of love, peace and progress,’’ he said. The respondent had urged the court to give him custody of their children, Princewill, a four-year old boy and Joy, a girl of two years. “I do not want my children to suffer from this divorce because they are innocent,’’ Godspower told the court. (NAN)]]>