This is a lie!
Immediately I saw this tweet, I knew it was a big fat lie. But I still called the appropriate authorities to confirm, it is a lie from the pit of hell.
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Immediately I saw this tweet, I knew it was a big fat lie. But I still called the appropriate authorities to confirm, it is a lie from the pit of hell.
#Thread
I don't know why anyone will put up such a lie out there. But if the purpose is to get people to bash marriage and lose faith in the institution, I think they have succeeded, a lot; see how a massive lie has gone viral. Even those who should know better have been broadcasting
this falsehood.
I'm a core litigation lawyer. Family law is one of my practice areas and I handle quite a number of divorce, custody, adoption, maintenance, etc cases. I'm based in Abuja. Bottomline? I know what I'm talking about.
I'm a core litigation lawyer. Family law is one of my practice areas and I handle quite a number of divorce, custody, adoption, maintenance, etc cases. I'm based in Abuja. Bottomline? I know what I'm talking about.
The total number of cases (all cases o, not just divorce) filed at the FCT High Court since the beginning of 2020 is not even up to 2000, yet. So where did she get her figures from? And note that the High Court is the Court that has jurisdiction to entertain divorce proceedings
for marriages contracted under the Act (Court Marriage).
Though other inferior courts like the Customary Court has jurisdiction to entertain divorce proceedings for marriages contracted traditionally, but only a negligible number go there for divorce proceedings. So where did
Though other inferior courts like the Customary Court has jurisdiction to entertain divorce proceedings for marriages contracted traditionally, but only a negligible number go there for divorce proceedings. So where did
she get her 4000 figure?
How many couples dey this our Abuja sef?
Another crazy angle of this lie is that some of these marriages are less than a year old. In law, you can't bring a divorce proceeding to dissolve a marriage that is less than 2 years old, unless you satisfy
How many couples dey this our Abuja sef?
Another crazy angle of this lie is that some of these marriages are less than a year old. In law, you can't bring a divorce proceeding to dissolve a marriage that is less than 2 years old, unless you satisfy
some stringent conditions to get the permission of the court.
And less-than-a-year-old marriages have satisfy these conditions and gotten the permission of court to commence divorcé proceedings in two months? Mtcheew.
Na wa o.
And less-than-a-year-old marriages have satisfy these conditions and gotten the permission of court to commence divorcé proceedings in two months? Mtcheew.
Na wa o.
