Mother-of-six Asks Benin Court To Intervene As Her Husband Evicts Her From House

 

A mother-of-six has asked the Court of Appeal in Benin City to void an order which her estranged husband relied on to evict her from her matrimonial home.

Mrs. Agnes Ikpea, 64, who has six adult children with her estranged husband, Chief Leemon Ikpea, was thrown out of their home in Banana Island, Lagos.

Her estranged husband, Chief Ikpea had filed a petition at the Edo State High Court in Benin in which he sought the dissolution of his marriage of 39 years to Agnes. Along with the petition, Chief Ikpea also filed an ex-parte application asking the court to order his wife to vacate the matrimonial home in Banana Island.

Justice Acha had refused Mrs Ikpea’s application to transfer the case to Lagos on the premise that each events live inside the nation.

On February 17, 2021, Justice J. I. Acha granted the husband's software.

The judge, but, directed the petitioner to offer suitable accommodation for his wife across the Island.

The decide ruled: "It is hereby ordered that petitioner ought to offer a appropriate apartment through way of accommodation within Victoria Island, Lekki axis or everywhere convenient inside Lagos out of doors Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos forthwith."

Following the ruling, Mrs. Ikpea’s attorneys filed an enchantment, which they served to Chief Ikpea and his attorneys in Benin.

Agnes’ counsel, even as faulting the order of the high courtroom said: "Ordering the respondent to vacate her matrimonial home at some point of the pendency of divorce proceedings has the impact of determining the divorce case upfront."

They additionally applied for a live of execution of the order and an injunction restraining Chief Ikpea from carrying out the order pending the listening to of her enchantment.

However, Mrs Ikpea alleged that her husband ignored the enchantment and the movement for live of execution and went in advance to throw her out. She stated that with the assist of some hefty guys, her husband threw her out naked-footed with out providing her with any suitable opportunity accommodation as ordered through the court docket.