A Tinubu Chief Magistrate ’s Court has granted Aminu Atiku, the
son of former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, interim custody of his
two children.
Chief Magistrate Kikelomo Ayeye granted Aminu custody, so as to
allow his daughter, Amirah, 8, and his son Amir, 6, complete their
third term in their school in Lagos.
The court ruled that both children should be in his custody for
71 days beginning from yesterday (November 1) till the day of the
next hearing of the suit on January 10, 2018.
Chief Magistrate Ayeye made the order during the continued
hearing of a child custody suit filed by the children’s mother, Ms
Fatima Bolori.
The proceedings were closed to the press, but our reporter that
Aminu informed the court that he had paid both children’s school
fees for the entire year.
He persuaded the court to allow the kids live in his Lagos home
until the next hearing of the suit.
Chief Magistrate Ayeye, however, ordered Aminu to write a letter
to the kids’ school, introducing Fatima as their mother and
permitting her unfettered access to Amirah and Amir in their
school, at any time of the day.
The court directed Aminu to allow Amirah and Amir to spend
weekends, public holidays, including Christmas holidays, with
Fatima, whenever she was in Lagos.
Chief Magistrate Ayeye also ordered Aminu to deposit both
children’s international passports in their mother’s custody.
The kids, who entered the courtroom at 1:28 pm in the custody of
their mother, played for a few minutes with their father who
arrived earlier.
At 2:00 pm the parties moved to the judge’s chambers and hearing
began.
However, a few minutes later, Amirah walked out of the
magistrate’s chambers in tears, but she was consoled by a lawyer
and returned to the room.
The case was adjourned till January 10.
The suit, marked FCL/29/2017, was instituted by Fatima early
this year seeking custody of both children.
Fatima, daughter of Maiduguri businessman Alhaji Bukar Bolori,
married Aminu in 2007 but the estranged pair are now separated.
Last October 18, Chief Magistrate Ayeye temporarily remanded
Aminu in a transit cell within the court’s premises after citing
him for alleged contempt.
Atiku allegedly kept Amir from his mother’s custody, contrary to
an October 11, 2017 order.
But the court ordered his release and dropped the contempt
charge when he produced Amir in court.
A Tinubu Chief Magistrate ’s Court has granted Aminu Atiku, the
son of former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, interim custody of his
two children.
Chief Magistrate Kikelomo Ayeye granted Aminu custody, so as to
allow his daughter, Amirah, 8, and his son Amir, 6, complete their
third term in their school in Lagos.
The court ruled that both children should be in his custody for
71 days beginning from yesterday (November 1) till the day of the
next hearing of the suit on January 10, 2018.
Chief Magistrate Ayeye made the order during the continued
hearing of a child custody suit filed by the children’s mother, Ms
Fatima Bolori.
The proceedings were closed to the press, but our reporter that
Aminu informed the court that he had paid both children’s school
fees for the entire year.
He persuaded the court to allow the kids live in his Lagos home
until the next hearing of the suit.
Chief Magistrate Ayeye, however, ordered Aminu to write a letter
to the kids’ school, introducing Fatima as their mother and
permitting her unfettered access to Amirah and Amir in their
school, at any time of the day.
The court directed Aminu to allow Amirah and Amir to spend
weekends, public holidays, including Christmas holidays, with
Fatima, whenever she was in Lagos.
Chief Magistrate Ayeye also ordered Aminu to deposit both
children’s international passports in their mother’s custody.
The kids, who entered the courtroom at 1:28 pm in the custody of
their mother, played for a few minutes with their father who
arrived earlier.
At 2:00 pm the parties moved to the judge’s chambers and hearing
began.
However, a few minutes later, Amirah walked out of the
magistrate’s chambers in tears, but she was consoled by a lawyer
and returned to the room.
The case was adjourned till January 10.
The suit, marked FCL/29/2017, was instituted by Fatima early
this year seeking custody of both children.
Fatima, daughter of Maiduguri businessman Alhaji Bukar Bolori,
married Aminu in 2007 but the estranged pair are now separated.
Last October 18, Chief Magistrate Ayeye temporarily remanded
Aminu in a transit cell within the court’s premises after citing
him for alleged contempt.
Atiku allegedly kept Amir from his mother’s custody, contrary to
an October 11, 2017 order.
But the court ordered his release and dropped the contempt
charge when he produced Amir in court.
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