Father of Three Jailed for One Month for Neglecting Children
The Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has directed the Commissioner of Police to apprehend Henry Edet Unung, a father of three, and detain him at the Uyo Correctional Centre for neglecting his children for one month.
The Court presided by Justice Ntong Ntong, gave the order of committal while delivering a ruling in a suit brought by the wife of the respondent and mother of the three children.
Justice Ntong stated that the respondent intentionally disobeyed both the court order and the ruling of Justice Iboro Ukpanah, issued on November 9th, 2018.
He also recalled that the “Court made an order that the respondent should pay N20,000 monthly as maintenance allowance, including a bag of rice, beans, garri and other food items for his children, in addition to payment of their school fees, medical needs, clothing and other necessaries.”
The judge said the father of the three “bluntly refused to abide by the Court order, which amounts to contempt and a wanton disrespect and affront to the majesty of the Court.”
Justice Ntong also recalled that “in September 2019, the Court ordered the Registrar of the Court to issue the respondent with Form 48, pursuant to Order Nine, Rule 13 of the Judgement Enforcement Rules and Section 72 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act 2004” reminding him to obey the Court order, “but the respondent refused to obey.”
Justice Ntong described “the conduct of the respondent as satanic and by that, he is in gross contempt of the Orders of the Court and cannot go scot-free.”
He stated, “the right of a Court to punish whoever disobeys its orders is inherent and legitimate and although the power should be sparingly used, he will make the respondent realize that the welfare of his children should not be abandoned.”
Justice Ntong ordered the Police to keep the father of three in prison custody for one calendar month before being brought before the Court to purge himself of contempt.
He said, “By section one of the Child Rights Law 2008 of Akwa Ibom State, any decision taken in any proceedings involving children, should be generally made in the best interest of the child or children.”
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