a divorce could be filed in Nigeria. The law provides that when a spouse is so cruel to the extent that the other cannot be reasonably expected to stay in the marriage, the aggrieved spouse could file for a divorce.

Many people fall victim of Internet-arranged marriages, which end up being a farce. The law however provides grounds for dissolving a marriage. There are, however, strict conditions contained in the Matrimonial Causes Act. That is why a lot of people get into marriage and find it so difficult to get a flimsy divorce. Marriage

Carry (not real name) had fallen in love with a Nigerian that she met on a dating site. After some time of relating via phone calls, chatting and so on, they both decided to get married. She came to Nigeria for the wedding, and that marked the beginning of her story of woe. She shared her story for others to learn from, under condition of anonymity. Her story: “ I am an American married to a Nigerian. My question is whether the Nigerian courts would grant a divorce or an annulment when fraud was perpetrated. I met a Nigerian man via the Internet. We began communicating daily through this medium. I fell in love. Six months after our on-line meeting, we got married.

“The wedding took place in Lagos two months ago. I have since discovered that I have been deceived in so many ways. For instance, he said he was 29 years of age whereas he was 22. He claimed to be a football player when he was in fact unemployed. He also claimed to have traveled all over Europe when his passport doesn’t even have a single entry. I am not sure the passport that he provided for my visa was even a valid document.

“During my visit to Nigeria, I discovered that the man drinks like a fish, hangs out in bars and is a chain smoker. Prior to the wedding, he kept me isolated from his friends; I didn’t get to meet them until we got to the reception. They were also a bunch of swearing beer- drinking men.

“After the wedding, I returned home very depressed about the situation. Almost immediately, I began to receive despondent calls from my husband with one life threatening crisis or another that required me to wire monies.

“When I refused to send money and challenged him, he became verbally abusive and threatened violence against me if I did not comply. I still refused and he told me I was an unfit wife for not trusting him. I then began a research divorce or annulment options.

"My research led me to your site and an article discussing divorce.”

Divorce is one of the issues in which the grounds for allowing it are strictly adhered to in Nigeria. The law, however, provides cruelty as one of the grounds on which a person can file for a divorce. In this situation, a divorce could be filed in Nigeria. The law provides that when a spouse is so cruel to the extent that the other cannot be reasonably expected to stay in the marriage, the aggrieved spouse could file for a divorce.

Many people fall victim of Internet-arranged marriages, which end up being a farce. The law however provides grounds for dissolving a marriage. There are, however, strict conditions contained in the Matrimonial Causes Act. That is why a lot of people get into marriage and find it so difficult to get a flimsy divorce. Marriage i

net. We began communicating daily through this medium. I fell in love. Six months after our on-line meeting, we got married.

“The wedding took place in Lagos two months ago. I have since discovered that I have been deceived in so many ways. For instance, he said he was 29 years of age whereas he was 22. He claimed to be a football player when he was in fact unemployed. He also claimed to have traveled all over Europe when his passport doesn’t even have a single entry. I am not sure the passport that he provided for my visa was even a valid document.

“During my visit to Nigeria, I discovered that the man drinks like a fish, hangs out in bars and is a chain smoker. Prior to the wedding, he kept me isolated from his friends; I didn’t get to meet them until we got to the reception. They were also a bunch of swearing beer- drinking men.

“After the wedding, I returned home very depressed about the situation. Almost immediately, I began to receive despondent calls from my husband with one life threatening crisis or another that required me to wire monies.

“When I refused to send money and challenged him, he became verbally abusive and threatened violence against me if I did not comply. I still refused and he told me I was an unfit wife for not trusting him. I then began a research divorce or annulment options.

"My research led me to your site and an article discussing divorce.”

Divorce is one of the issues in which the grounds for allowing it are strictly adhered to in Nigeria. The law, however, provides cruelty as one of the grounds on which a person can file for a divorce. In this situation, a divorce could be filed in Nigeria. The law provides that when a spouse is so cruel to the extent that the other cannot be reasonably expected to stay in the marriage, the aggrieved spouse could file for a divorce.

Many people fall victim of Internet-arranged marriages, which end up being a farce. The law however provides grounds for dissolving a marriage. There are, however, strict conditions contained in the Matrimonial Causes Act. That is why a lot of people get into marriage and find it so difficult to get a flimsy divorce. Marriage

d document.

“During my visit to Nigeria, I discovered that the man drinks like a fish, hangs out in bars and is a chain smoker. Prior to the wedding, he kept me isolated from his friends; I didn’t get to meet them until we got to the reception. They were also a bunch of swearing beer- drinking men.

“After the wedding, I returned home very depressed about the situation. Almost immediately, I began to receive despondent calls from my husband with one life threatening crisis or another that required me to wire monies.

“When I refused to send money and challenged him, he became verbally abusive and threatened violence against me if I did not comply. I still refused and he told me I was an unfit wife for not trusting him. I then began a research divorce or annulment options.

"My research led me to your site and an article discussing divorce.”

Divorce is one of the issues in which the grounds for allowing it are strictly adhered to in Nigeria. The law, however, provides cruelty as one of the grounds on which a person can file for a divorce. In this situation, a divorce could be filed in Nigeria. The law provides that when a spouse is so cruel to the extent that the other cannot be reasonably expected to stay in the marriage, the aggrieved spouse could file for a divorce.

Many people fall victim of Internet-arranged marriages, which end up being a farce. The law however provides grounds for dissolving a marriage. There are, however, strict conditions contained in the Matrimonial Causes Act. That is why a lot of people get into marriage and find it so difficult to get a flimsy divorce. Marriage

used to send money and challenged him, he became verbally abusive and threatened violence against me if I did not comply. I still refused and he told me I was an unfit wife for not trusting him. I then began a research divorce or annulment options.

"My research led me to your site and an article discussing divorce.”

Divorce is one of the issues in which the grounds for allowing it are strictly adhered to in Nigeria. The law, however, provides cruelty as one of the grounds on which a person can file for a divorce. In this situation, a divorce could be filed in Nigeria. The law provides that when a spouse is so cruel to the extent that the other cannot be reasonably expected to stay in the marriage, the aggrieved spouse could file for a divorce.

Many people fall victim of Internet-arranged marriages, which end up being a farce. The law however provides grounds for dissolving a marriage. There are, however, strict conditions contained in the Matrimonial Causes Act. That is why a lot of people get into marriage and find it so difficult to get a flimsy divorce. Marriage

a divorce could be filed in Nigeria. The law provides that when a spouse is so cruel to the extent that the other cannot be reasonably expected to stay in the marriage, the aggrieved spouse could file for a divorce.

Many people fall victim of Internet-arranged marriages, which end up being a farce. The law however provides grounds for dissolving a marriage. There are, however, strict conditions contained in the Matrimonial Causes Act. That is why a lot of people get into marriage and find it so difficult to get a flimsy divorce. Marriage is treated seriously under the law, which is why its dissolution is also handled with equal seriousness.