Court frees Atiku’s son, grants child’s custody to ex-wife

A Tinubu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State on Wednesday discharged Aminu Atiku Abubakar of contempt, but granted the custody of his two children to his estranged wife, Fatimo Bolori.
Aminu is the son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The Chief Magistrate, Kikelomo Ayeye, ordered that the children: Amirah, 8; and Amir, 6 – should be in the custody of their mother for 10 days, pending when permanent living, visiting arrangement would be made.
Abubakar, who was earlier remanded in a transit cell due to his disobedience of court order to produce his son, Amir, was later released when he fulfilled the court order.
Ayeye, thereafter, adjourned the case till November 1, 2017 for further hearing.
Abubakar was alleged to have disobeyed an order made by Ayeye on October 11 over the custody of six-year-old Amir Abubakar, who he was alleged to have been taken away from the custody of Bolori.
Ayeye had earlier ordered the respondent in the suit marked FCL/29/2017 to produce Amir Abubakar at the first hearing of the case.
When the case came up on Wednesday for the discharge of “Emergency, Evacuation/Protection Order” made by the court, the court was informed that the parties were planning to settle out of court.
In response, Bolori’s lawyer, Nwabuzor Okoh, denied receiving any notification from the respondent to settle out of court.
Consequently, Chief Ayeye cited Abubakar for contempt for disobeying court order.
She ordered that the respondent should be remanded in transit cell and the case stood down pending when he would produce the boy.
Both Fatimo and Aminu divorced in 2011.