Man jailed for non-payment of N2,250 child's feeding allowance
An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court yesterday ordered that one Temitope
Kayode be remanded in prison custody for his alleged refusal to pay
N2,250 as outstanding feeding allowance to his child.
The court had, two weeks ago, ordered the debtor to pay the sum of
N12,250, as feeding allowance to his child. On the date of adjournment,
he paid N10,000 and has yet to pay the balance.
Kayode, 35, a tailor, told the court that he was unable to raise the
whole money due to the low patronage in his business. He said that he
tried his best not to disobey the order of the court, but all the money
he could get was N10,000.
The debtor implored the court to give him more time to enable him look
for the balance to pay but the president of the court, Mrs Olayinka
Akomolede, ordered that the debtor be remanded in prison custody until
he was able to pay the balance.
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