A policewoman has asked for the dissolution of her marriage over alleged domestic violence.
The officer, Angela Adams, dragged her husband, Titus, to a Customary Court sitting in Jikwoyi, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday.
The wife, during proceedings into the divorce petition filed against her husband in court, alleged that “My husband always beats me whenever we have a little misunderstanding. He beats me like a child. He always targets my eyes. The last time he beat me, he threw a punch on my face; luckily for me, I was able to block it with my hand, and the blow tore my hand.”
In addition, Adams accused her husband of taking a loan of N750,000 in her name from a microfinance bank.
“When I asked him what he used the money for, he told me that he bought wood and zinc with the money, but I later heard that he rented an apartment and furnished it for a woman.
“He tricked me into marrying him; I didn’t know that he had two children already and had recently impregnated another.
“I beg this honourable court to grant me the custody of the only child of this marriage and dissolve the marriage before my husband kills me, and there will be no one to take care of my child,” she said.
The respondent, Titus, also a policeman, was not present in court.
Judge Thelma Baba, however, ordered that a hearing notice be served on him through his lawyer and adjourned the matter until October 24.
Meanwhile, troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN said it has neutralized bandits, with recovery of arms and ammunition in Plateau, Southern Kaduna, and Bauchi state respectively.
In a statement released by the Nigerian Army via its X account on Tuesday, the troops said, October 9 to 16, it also witnessed the neutralisation of armed robbers, the arrest of numerous suspects, and the conviction of several criminals in the two states.
The “HAKORIN DAMISA IV” operation highlighted that throughout the operation, the troops thwarted attacks, rescued kidnapped individuals, and apprehended suspects involved in various criminal activities.
On the neutralization of suspected bandits, the “troops neutralised a suspected bandit named Saidu AKA Director, who attempted to escape after being arrested in possession of 39 rounds of 7.62mm special, mobile phone, headset and some money.” the statement said.
Also, the “troops also engaged bandits in a gun duel around Jimlari village, rescuing two kidnapped civilians, Musa Alhaji Bello and Dauda,” the report said.
On the arrest of notorious kidnappers, the statement added that “acting on credible information, troops arrested a notorious kidnapper, Madu Abubakar,” linked to the recent kidnapping of a Union Bank Accountant.