Ebonyi Man Jailed Six Months for Evicting Wife and Dismantling Matrimonial Home

An Iboko High Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has sentenced a 39-year-old man to six months in prison without the option of a fine for forcefully evicting his wife and damaging their matrimonial home. The court heard that the couple, married since 2009 with five children, had faced years of marital conflict. On January 6, 2026, the man allegedly arrived at the home with two others at midnight and forced his wife out after moving into a new building. While she was in police custody following her arrest, he reportedly returned to the house and removed its roof, doors, windows and other fittings, leaving it uninhabitable. A women and children’s rights organisation later petitioned the police over the matter. The court also ordered him to pay his wife ₦500,000 in damages and provide her with suitable accommodation.

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