By David Wuya (Nasarawa State Correspondent)
A sacked Commissioner for Agriculture and Water Resources in governor Sule's administration in Nasarawa State, Prof. Allanana Otaki, has been dragged before the Upper Area Court in Nasarawa State for Allegedly snatching the wife of Dr. Peter Aboki, the deputy provost of the Nasarawa State college of Agriculture, Science and Technology.
At the court sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, the Presiding Judge, Mr Abubakar Lanze, said the deputy Provost, College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Lafia Nasarawa State, Dr. Peter Aboki, had through his counsel, applied for stay of any form of relationship between his wife, Mrs Felicia Aboki and professor Otaki, pending the determination of a substantive petition filed by Mrs Aboki, seeking a divorce of her 18-years old marriage to Dr Aboki.
Counsel to the Applicant, Mr Shikama Shyeltu, explained that his client got the counter affidavit few minutes to the commencement of the court sitting hence the need for adjournment to give them time to study it.
While Counsel to the first respondent, Mr Joseph Agbo, argued that his client, Professor Alanana Otaki, does not have hands in the marriage crisis between Mr and Mrs Peter Aboki and wondered why he would be joined as party in the suit.
According to the counsel to Prof. Allanana Otaki, "There are two petitions, one seeking for an interlocutory injunction against my client, and another seeking to join my client as petitioner in the case. We have already filed our processing, but on getting to the court this morning, the respondent tried to join us as petitioner against him. He was not supposed to serve us paper this morning because the letter served on him since last Friday was received this morning. That was why the case was adjourned to enable us respond," counsel to Allanana said.
On his part, Counsel to the second respondent, Mrs Felicia Aboki and Mr David Meshi, said his client was no longer interested in the 18-year old marriage to the applicant which was why she decided to seek divorce.
Mrs Felicia Aboki, had filed a petition seeking a divorce of her marriage.
According to counsel to Mrs. Felicia," My client has approached the court to seek divorce of her 18-years old marriage between her and former husband, a marriage that was ended extra-judiciary. She came to court to confirm the end her marriage," counsel to Mrs Felicia Aboki said.
However, while awaiting the courts action on the matter, the petitioner was alleged to have been engaged in affairs with the first respondent, Professor Alanana Otaki.
The case has been adjourned to September 15, 2021 for hearing of the application filed against the former state Commissioner for Agriculture and Water Resources, Professor Alanana Otaki and one Mrs Peter Aboki. NNL.
