A civil servant, Mrs Grace Obiaje, on Monday, dragged her ex-husband, Raymond, before a Customary Court sitting in Jikwoyi, over denial of access to her eight-year-old daughter, who is in his custody.

Obiaje told the court that her ex-husband, who is a clergy, instructed the headmistress of her daughter’s school not to allow her see the eight-year-old.

“The headmistress stopped me from seeing my child when I went to her school. She told me that my husband gave her the instruction not to allow me see her.

”I pleaded to her as a woman to allow me give my child what I bought for her, but she refused.

“She pushed me out of the school and locked the gate. I was heart broken,” she said.

Obiaje also told the court that her husband got her arrested for picking her daughter from school.

She prayed the court to order her ex-husband to allow the children spend the holiday with her, NAN reports.

Raymond, in his defence, denied the allegations and prayed the court to issue an order restraining Grace from going to the school.

“All she told the court are blatant lies. I pray this honourable court to stop her from going to the children’s school, because anytime she goes there, she distracts the children and leaves them psychologically troubled,” he said.

The Presiding Judge advised the parties to maintain a cordial relationship with each other, and not allow their marital squabble to destroy the children.

In his ruling, Mohammed ordered Raymond to allow the eight-year-old girl to spend two weekends every month with her mother.

“Do not instigate the children against each other,” he ordered.

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