1. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
   The petitioner, Lydia Baba, whose address is at plot 111, Balarabe Close, Victoria Island, Lagos and whose occupation is a legal practitioner, petitions the court for a decree of dissolution of marriage on the ground that the marriage has irretrievably broken down, against the respondent Paul Baba whose address is plot 121, Balarabe Street, Ikoyi, Lagos and the co-respondent is Ada Ogun, whose address is 7, Sharp Street, Ajegunle, Lagos whose occupation is a company secretary.


2. MARRIAGE .
   The petitioner then a spinster was lawfully married to the respondent then a bachelor at the Marriage Registry, Lagos on 7th January, 2010.
   a. The surname of the petitioner immediately before marriage is Roberts


3. BIRTH OF PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT
   The petitioner was born on 22nd March 1984 in Lagos state, Nigeria and the respondent was born in 1980 in Delta state, Nigeria.


4. DOMICILE OR RESIDENCE
   The petitioner is within the meaning of the Act, domiciled in Nigeria, the facts on which the court will be asked to find that the petitioner is so domiciled are as follows; prior to the marriage and immediately after desertion, has been resident within the jurisdiction – Nigeria, Lagos.


5. CO-HABITATION
   Particulars of the places at which and periods during which the petitioner and the respondent co-habited are as follows:
   Immediately after marriage, the petitioner and the respondent lived at plot 121, Balarabe Street, Ikoyi, Lagos.
   The date and circumstances in which co-habitation between the petitioner and the respondent first ceased are as follows:
   14th September, 2012, the petitioner found a note written by the petitioner stating that he was leaving for Australia and never to come back to Nigeria.


6. CHILDREN
   Nil


7. PREVIOUS PROCEEDINGS
   Since the marriage, there have not been any proceedings in court between the petitioner and respondent.


8. GROUND FOR PETITION
   That the marriage has irretrievably broken down


9. FACTS SUPPORTING THE GROUND .
   The fact that the respondent has repeatedly committed adultery with co-respondent, as he contacted veneral disease and the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with him.
   a. That the respondent had constantly used every opportunity and slight provocation to inflict physical injury on the petitioner.


10. CONDONATION, CONNIVANCE AND COLLUSION
    The petitioner has not condoned, connived at the facts specified above and not guilty of collusion in presenting this petition.


11. PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT FOR CHILDREN
    Nil


12. CUSTODY
    Nil


13. MAINTENANCE
    The petitioner claim a lump sum of N100, 000, 000 as maintenance from the respondent


14. RELIEF
    Decree of dissolution of marriage on the ground that the marriage has irretrievably broken down.

The petition was settled by Kenneth Okwor, legal practitioner for the petitioner. Filed on__________day of___________20_____by Kenneth Okwor on behalf of the petitioner whose address for service is………….