The Lagos State government has relieved a judge, Ishola Razaki Adeyemi, of his duties after he dissolved a marriage and allegedly snatched the wife of the complainant, Mr. Olayemi Ayeni.
In a viral video, Ayeni accused Adeyemi of ending his union, denying him access to the children and impregnating the woman.
According to the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), the case was investigated by the Judicial Service Commission.
A statement by the Executive Secretary, Titilola Vivour Adeniyi gave an update on the matter.
Adeniyi said findings of the investigation “subsequently led to the termination of the appointment of the Member of the Customary Court”.
The official added that the agency attempted to reach out to the social media accounts of the posters of Adeyemi’s video.
“Unfortunately, their accounts have not been active since 2018. All efforts to reach out to the complainant have been to no avail,” he said.
The DVSA urged anyone with useful information about him to reach out via @dsvrt on twitter or @dsva on instagram or on 0813-796-0048.
In July 2020, Chief Judge of Lagos, Justice Kazeem Alogba spoke about the issue.
Alogba while swearing in 5 presidents and 16 members to the bench of the Customary Court, warned against conflict of interest. Adding that there had been complaints of court officials taking wives or husbands of litigants.
He said;
“We get complaints about members and presidents taking over litigants’ wives, but I have implicit trust in you.
“You are all looking very handsome but please let that handsomeness tell in your work, not in other people’s wives”.
