By Deborah Nnamdi
A divorced mother of four children, Jemila Chinwe, has dragged her ex-husband to an Area Court in Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, urging the court to compel him to to increase monthly upkeep of the children from N20,000 to N80,000.
Chinwe, citing the increased cost of living, returned to the court to seek a review of the upkeep allowance granted by the court by 300%.
The applicant told the court that it was difficult for her to cater to the needs of the children since her separation from her ex-husband six years ago.
“I am not objecting to the court judgment of September 19, 2018, on divorce, which awarded me N20,000 as custody and feeding allowance.
“I know what I went through to get my former husband to increase it to N40,000. I swallowed my pride and he increased it after three years. The N40,000 is not enough,” she said.
The presiding Judge, Toyin Aluko said, “Having gone through the judgment of this court, the matter was concluded by the same court in 2018. We don’t have the power to review the case”.
Aluko held that the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit.
The judge then terminated the case.
