Divorce-seeking housewife dies during child bearing
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by olawale akinremi2 the court had adjourned the case until sept. 20 when marian was expected to have given birth so that dna test could be conductedto determine the paternity of the child1 the petitioner marian folalu a housewife had asked the court to dissolve her 20-year-old marriage to her husband kayode over the controversy surrounding her fifth pregnancy that she probably had it for another man1 the news agency of nigeria reports that at the resumed hearing of the case on thursday kayode informed the court that his wife died sometime in may during child bearing1 consequently chief ademola odunade the courts president who sympathized with the respondent however struck out the case1 an ibadan customary court sitting on mapo hill on thursday struck out a case of infidelity brought against a woman following her death.1 marian had told the court that the controversial pregnancy being the subject of litigation before the court belonged to her concubine ololade1 marian who denied that her husband was responsible for the pregnancy told the court that her concubine who had been sleeping withher since january of 2018 was the rightful owner of the expected child1 oloade in his testimony corroborated the petitioner s claim that he was responsible for the pregnancy1 but the respondent dismissed the claim and and insisted that the pregnancy was his1 odunade advised kayode to approach the appeal division of the customary court for a redress if he so desired1