The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought before it by Jude Chidiebere, a former husband to Nigeria’s envoy to Argentina, Chikerenwa Cordelia Anyatonwu over joint ownership of property in Abuja.
Justice Okon Abang in a judgement delivered on Monday, dismissed the appeal for want of merit.
Chidiebere had sued his former wife, Chikerenwa Cordelia Anyatonwu, Nigeria’s former envoy to Argentina claiming that a property at Kubwa, in Abuja jointly belonged to their matrimonial family.
Among others, he had prayed to the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to issue an order compelling his former wife to compute the amount generated as rent from the house since 2013 and share the same with him.
However, the high court Judge, Justice A.A Kutigi dismissed the claim of the joint ownership of the property by the plaintiff.
The high court held that…
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