Lagos Sacks Judge Who Snatched Litigant’s Wife

A judge of a customary court in Lagos , identified as Ishola Razaki Adeyemi has been dismissed by the Lagos State Government following allegations that he snatched the wife of a man who brought his divorce case to his court. 

According to Olayemi Ayeni, who requested a divorce, the court in which Adeyemi sat had annulled their union but that he subsequently took his wife.

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Ayeni further alleged in a video that Adeyemi had ended their relationship and barred him from seeing his kids.

The complainant claimed that after objecting to the situation, the judge—who reportedly has feelings for the complainant’s wife—had him detained and taken to Kirikiri Prison.

Ayeni claims that his wife started insulting him after he invested 5 million Naira in her business, which is when the marital problems began.

He recounted that she moved out and rented an apartment for herself.

The man claimed that the magistrate approved his appeal after he filed for a divorce but thereafter proceeded to impregnate his wife.

The Lagos State Judicial Service Commission launched an investigation into the reports, according to a statement by Titilola Vivour Adeniyi, executive secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency.

The statement on the case of the Lagos judge who allegedly snatched the wife of a litigant read thus:

“The attention of the State Government has been drawn to a viral video circulating the social media space wherein one Mr. Olayemi Ayeni (the Complainant) alleged that a former Customary Court Member, Mr. Ishola Razaki Adeyemi, abused his office by exhibiting unprofessional conduct in a customary court case involving the Complainant and his wife and proceeded to snatch his wife and children from him.

The matter which occurred between 2014/2015 was investigated by the Lagos State Judicial Service Commission. The findings of the investigation subsequently led to the termination of the appointment of the Member of the Customary Court”.

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