This woman should have been prepared before coming to the court. The man was smart enough to get a backup from a lawyer, who not only came to court with him but apparently prepared him on how to present his case. However, I still think it is of high necessity to invite the children for a one-on-one discussion to ascertain the truth about the molestation allegation. Judge Fumi couldn't bear with the woman😢

They are still under age so why can’t they call and question the kids and know if they where really brainwashed or not…my heart bleeds to even see women laughing in that court room

Why is it that the lady is not given the opportunity to express herself completely, I actually feel for this woman, she might not be completely correct but there is an iota of truth in her words, how can she prove this type of stuff? This is why many rape victims die in silence, the ppl in the court are not really seeing through her pain

She followed the law, she did right with no sentiment. I love her judgement.

I feel pity for this lady,this man never loved her from the onset. He only came back just to manipulate and use her to get children .

Child molestation is a very terrible offense. I expected the honorable judge to refer the alleged kid for professional counseling to ascertain the allegation. Or even asking to speak with the child. Also instead of asking the lady to take d kids to his father's house, why not meet at a neutral location? This judgment really worried me, what if mum is telling the truth? Scary 😢

The case of child molestation need to be investigated. That's very serious.

The judge ruled well. The lady in question should have proof when coming to Court. I don't support the idea of rubbishing your partner to your kids, it's so immature. Don't drag your children to anything that they are not old enough to handle.

This guy came with a lawyer for a reason, he’s guilty, madam take you children and disappear , I’m sorry will be too late if he continues to abuse his children and destroy them.

Why will the Judge not allow this woman to really say her concerns. Was she bought over by these people? This is so unfortunate. Why bully the lady to silence. This is very bad

This court is not thinking of the children at all. If they had they would have carried out an investigation. African justice in display to the world.

Why didn’t the Judge ask the man if he can prove the text messages from the daughter as he claims

The lady talks like she’s educated but unfortunately she isn’t. You can’t be complaining that he refused to marry you and be alleging molestation or abuse of your kids and also demanding upkeep while denying him access all in one breath. She has to press charges if she’s sure of her allegations. She needs to see a lawyer to get her acts together next time. Know what you want before bringing him to court asking for upkeep.

Lawyer not even seated up in a professional manner.

If everyone writes her allegations off and one of the children gets molested or even falls pregnant from incest is that when she will be believed? I think Judge Funmi should have insisted on an investigation of the allegations, possibly by referring her to child protection services to look into it. In the meantime just allow SUPERVISED visits till the issue is settled

It looked like the children had been brainwashed, said the lawyer. Funmi couldn’t caution him as there was no evidence that this was the case.

This judge is not fair to the lady. Give her time to talk same like you are giving the lawyer and the man.

1. Only God knows who is telling the truth between both parents. 2.The lady mentioning that he led her on without marrying her just shot herself in the leg. 3. The Judge should consider that the man is married and the children may face maltreatment from their Dad's wife if they eventually start visiting him alone.

She needs to take the molestation case to criminal court. This is not the venue for her case

The judge has to investigate abuse case of the father on his daughters first, before you can grant him custody, you are bullying that lady. Just because she can’t prove it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen, those children are at risk.

She just wanted to get to her baby daddy through the molestation allegations. She just want to have her way and run him down.

I stand with the judge on this issue !

Lawfully, the law cannot enforce claims that lack credibility, proof and evidence. When it comes to issue like this the whole world will raise eyebrows. I pitty for men who question this judgement.

Why should he have access when there’s an issue of child sexually molested.

Why is it very hard for some people to understand the fact that child's molestation issue is beyond this court jurisdiction. Judge Funmi can't make judgement on this matter and that is why she told her to go to the criminal court with evidence and the criminal court will do the needful to the man. There is nothing to be done in the court without evidence (s) . Therefore, stop bullying the judge for doing her job rightfully. I felt the woman pain as well and I will advise her to take the criminal aspect of the case to the criminal court with evidence (s) for further judgment

Am not pleased with today's judgment, or judge fummi is also having her own problem 😢

Look at a lawyer looking so uncomposed and ruffled.

The woman will not even allowed judge fumi to talk

Its very sad 😢. No one cares about her feelings.

Those children must be protected at all cost. Let a proper office talk to them privately to be sure there is no abuse. Should anything happen to those kids after this you will be held responsible.

Some people lacks insight and significantly paranoid. Equal access is a fair judgement. Well done your Honour.

I'm disappointed with Judge Funmi for the first time. Those kids are witnesses, the lady should get a lawyer just like the girl and some human agency. Put those girls in different rooms and ask them questions if it truly happened because the girl could also been lying too. To the girl, you don't talk over a judge.

If she can prove everything she is saying, the court will grant her her petition. The judge acted based on evidence. She should prove her case not with mere words.

At ds point I think she shud work on getting evidence to prosecute him otherwise her kids won’t get help☹️

It’s Sad how the bullied this Lady. She didn’t give her Enough Time in every situation.

She wants to get back to him but in a wrong and bossy way perfect judgment.

I'm truly disappointed in this ruling, this lady is expressing her concern over her kids safety and the judge keeps shutting her up. How can the kids be safe with the man.

I honestly feel sorry for the lady, why is the Judge so concerned about the welfare of the children and not the well-being of the children🤦🏾‍♀️; she contradicted herself so much on this case, how can she care about the psychological impact of the children but not willing to let the children have a supervised visitation with the children, it’s very obvious the judge considered the woman a liar and made her judgment even before this hearing. The Judge lost it when she said “you can see people answering you”. It’s very obvious she was sentimental about the case and already aligned with the man. The judge was so concerned about the proof of the alleged molestation as tho she has the jurisdiction to even talk on it. Sidebar, what does the lawyer mean by the “man was afraid to go to court initially”……if he had nothing to fear why is he sacred of a civil court🧐🧐🧐

This woman major issue is the man not marrying her

Molestation is a very private and scary crime. Ignoring it does not make it go away!!!

I feel so bad for this lady, it's as if everyone is against her. She has her reasons for not granting this man access to her children, she alone knows what she saw but probably couldn't get the chance to get proper evidence, I believe she's trying to protect her girls based on their father's behaviour & I don't blame her for that. The judge has been sounding like she had taken sides already right from the beginning of the case & that's not fair. That woman should have been guided properly on how to get professional help for her girls. Unlike the previous cases, I'm not satisfied with this judgement.

The lady didn't understand that the case she was trying to prove beside the actual case of child welfare can only be treated in a court that can treat criminal cases. She was just muddling up issues & wasn't ready to hear anything different from what she's made up her mind about. She's free to go to any court that can treat a criminal case & see if she can obtain retraining order. Anything other than that is chasing the shadow.

I think the Judge is giving freedom to the father to abuse the daughters. She needs to listen to the mother, and interview the children. The mother's insistence is gaving a message; the Judge should should be wiser in that matter.

The father who isn't raising his kids is demanding "we'll raised kids".....

We, Nigerians, should understand that what we trade in law is EVIDENCE! If what the lady is saying is true, then she should set a trap for him and capture it on camera.

Even his lawyer said he was afraid, when he got the latter from the court... Why is he afraid?? 😏

If care is not taken, this lady will still take in again for this same man. So unfortunate

This is the first time I’m in total opposition to Judge Fumi. This guy lawyered up for a reason.

Molestation is a serious accusation. The court should have done thorough investigation before ruling out verdict on the poor lady.

Nigerian Lawyer! Said I tell him.....😂is it I tell him or I told him?

This is true justice. God bless you ma

Its sad how the Judge is trying to bully this lady to silent, this lady kept insisting there's child molestation. I will advise this lady to seek help child protection agency.

Truth is this judgment isn’t fair . The lady has enough evidence and proof. All the judge could have done is to call the child in private and asked more questions to see if the truth might come out from the child. The lady is an explain of self esteem issues, nau why the man fit catch her mugu from the beginning to the end. She just doesn’t know her to express herself. The judge dey fear say lawyer dey the background.

Why can't they invite the child in question to hear from her? The testimony of child in a molestation case is very important.

Juustice Funmi was fair in her judgement. A parent cannot be granted sole custody of the children unless there is proof of that the other parent is unfit to care for the children.

The judge told her the right thing. She should approach a criminal court if she has evidence of abuse.

If those children are molested, this woman should be penalized, why silent a fellow woman when your are a mother, will you watch your child to be molested 😢before acting

She's vindictive seeking revenge, the devil is a learner compared to this woman. 😢

Perfect 👍👍❤ God bless the judge.

Emotions does not fly in court , you need to prove your case.

I think the way the judge shut down the woman continuously was wrong. Sure, the case of molestation could not be tried in Justice court but the judge could have addressed the later in a more reassuring manner. Molestation is something that is quite difficult to prove but is not enough reason to completely write off the woman’s concerns. As someone who watches a lot of court shows, paternity, couple, personal injury, divorce court etc. i can say there are some pointers as to whether someone may be honest or not and you can see from the mom’s body language that she was defiant and felt really helpless and kept emphasizing on her fears. Did anyone realize the father did not say anything about it after just debunking. I would expect that if you are completely innocent, that is the first and major thing you would address because it’s a disgusting claim that you molest your kids. Even the guy’s lawyer did not mention it. The judged shut the lady down over and over again and it would bruise her confidence. Imagine how difficult it was to mention this in public and the judge left angrily too. Normally they would agree on a monthly allowance and the school fee and all that, but she was too upset. I think the court could have handled it better and maybe help guide her to start an investigation through the proper channels instead of shut her down continuously.

This judge this judge I am absolutely a Heartbroken

The judge sounded very bias in this case. Never expected this from her

If truly that man did those things to those children. You can hid, but God sees you. He will not go unpunished, God is the judge of all, sooner or later you will get your reward. She should try and look for proof. God protect those children Amen.

She was not well prepared before coming and judge Funmi did not give the woman a listening hear at all.... it's not fair😢

That Child's molestation needs to be looked into. Things are really happening out there, how can she prove it when she did not record it? I pity this woman.

Why are they clapping? The Lady has been emotionally abused just that she is not smart and love the guy tooo much. The house wife need to sue the guy for adultery. My advise to this woman is to run back to God, ask for Mercy , and serve God ...forget about this man .... don’t stop him from seeing his children... allow God fight for you. You are looking beautiful as well so it’s not too late to start again. God bless you ❤❤❤

Am not comfortable wit judgment,

I have mixed emotions about this one. Many young girls molested and raped by close family members and there should be extra precautions taken. However if she lied about this she is not only hurting her daughters but many girls who may want to speak up now no one will believe them.

The judgment did not consider the safety of the children. The judge prioritized protecting the equal rights of the parents over the serious allegations against the Dad. These allegations are strong and concerning and shouldn’t have been ignored. At the very least, the children should have been asked to establish the facts.

This is quite sad, she didn’t have any proof to back up her claims. The day of reckoning is coming and the truth will prevail either for the man or the woman.

If you ask me, this man used this lady to get children knowing fully well he was not going to marry her. I really feel for this lady.

So sad that an elite would find herself in this kind of situation. I find it unbelievable for her to have 3 children for a man that didn't signify any interest in marrying her! The man wouldn't have bothered coming back to her if his marriage to his legal wife has produced children. She's feeling used quite alright, but the question is what's the attraction to a man that wasn't committed to you??? I pray she finds joy. As for her allegations, like Judge Funmi said, it is hard to establish except there is evidence. Lady, it is never too late to stand tall above your past mistakes, rise above it by first cooperating with the process outlined by the Judge, take responsibility for your action of bearing children for a man that wasn't committed to you!! Only then can you heal completely and ready to face life!!! Accept your errors of inflicting this emotional trauma upon yourself, then you are on your way to full healing and recovery. There's a man for you. Heal up and pick up the pieces of your life and become a better person. ❤❤❤

I see comments that the judge didn't allow the woman talk, she did, she's not in charge to investigate on the matter of molestation,court needs prove oo, without prove nothing can be done, judge funmi has done her part and it's fair enough. The man is on a watch.

I feel the lady is more pained than the man did not marry her than the welfare of the children.

In a nutshell, the whole brouhaha is about him not legally getting married to her.

Something is not right with the way the judge has handled this case

This man is a liar. When a person is guilty, 98% of the time they always shout and talk down on their victims.

Most Nigerians 😂, allow emotions to rule them, I read people's comments on this matter and I marvelled. Remember that this woman brought the case of wanting the father to be responsible to the children to court, she want the man to be paying the bills but not have access to the children. She brought up issues of molestation along the line. She wants to eat her cake and still have it. If she can establish a molestation case in the criminal court and send the man to jail, the first purpose will be defeated. I wonder how the man will be able to provide for the children inside the jail. The judgement even went in favour of her just that she was not satisfied with the condition of the father having access to the children.

Evidence is 9th part of the law. The lady knew she was coming to the court and should have presented any evidence to prove her case rather than just talking. In this day and age, even video evidence or audio can suffice. The court is not for sentiments or hear say, Her allegation may well be true but she could have brought the elder daughter as witness too, and she still is hanged-up on her relationship with the defender instead of insisting on the court mandating him to do the needful. I hope a lot of ladies are learning.

This woman was stupid enough to bring this case to court. She just shot herself in the foot. She could have made him beg and cry to see his children if she really wanted to punish him.

The judge was so sure the woman lied against the man…… I really feel for her. And she knew what she was talking about. Law they say is not fair…… If all she said about the man and the kids are true, God will expose the culprit before getting the chance to harm those innocent kids…..😢😢😢

Judge Funmi, allow this young lady, help her please.

It is a difficult thing to prove child molestation and in as much as many don't have proof, it does not mean it is not happened. The children should in my opinion be safeguarded at all cost. Im glad judge Funmi is starting with school supervised visitations, definitely a good way to start and I'm glad he will have access to them gradually. There are parents unfortunately who molest their kids so being their dad doesn't mean he is not capable of such. That being said I wish the kids well and hope that they are safe.

I believe this woman knows what she is talking about. Allegations like this should be seriously invetigated like ASAP.

Chaiiii see the way this lady was embarrassed This man and his sister will forever mock her with dis

Investigation shld have been carried out first b4 granting the Father Access to the Father.

God knows the truth but the court should be a safe place for justice. In matters as sensitive as this, there should be further investigation. I just feel there is more to just these accounts. Only God knows the truth but further investigation could reveal more. Judge Funmi really tried with the judgement and she operated from the point of view of the Law. This is a fair judgement and I think she considered the statement of the woman.

They're making this lady feel like she's mad which she's not they kept asking for prove of molestation of minor without allowing her talk pedophiles will go to any length to cover up their atrocities, pains me that she wasn't prepared and didn't have a lawyer

You all need to know that court doesn't have emotions, I have been in this case and the person in question was smart enough that he played no traces, I was pained but my lawyer made me know that judgement can see your emotions through the judges but judgement can't rule in favour of your emotions...

The lady was not giving a fair treatment by the judge. She was supposed to be allowed to air her mind.she didn't say anything at all

I'm of the opinion that the allegation of molestation was cooked-up so as to have the court deny the man access to the kids, but then again, I'm curious as to why the man would be hesitant in appearing before the court until being assured by his lawyer that it would be to his advantage. Could his reason for being hesitant at first be due to guilt?

Custody can’t be deny except she brings evidence she kept saying he led me on, how do u still want to marry a Man U said molested the kids she actually confused her case

Y'all saying Judge Funmi was biased or didn't hear her out - did you all listen to the advice she gave her? She asked her to take the allegation to criminal court for a judgment to be ruled. That implies she is not in a position to pass judgment for such an allegation. You, people, should not be driven by emotions - listen and learn.

As a mother l can see it in her eyes she's saying the truth about this, the judge should take this seriously, she has no bitter with him but she's protecting her kids

The judgement is kind of hurried and should have been looked into further especially when it concerns child molestation, but as there was no single evidence to back up her claims, it's so hard to get judgement in her favour

Firstly, she said the guy only send 30 to them in Mina but the guy send more. The guy said he rented shop for her and she messed everything up under 3 months 2)She never mentioned that she ran away with the guy's car (properties) 3)During the first pregnancy, she actually lived with another man she denied she never dated but her child bearing his surname 4) She denied her husband access to his children because she claimed their father molest them in which she has no prove. It is very clear that she is lying...she is pained because the guy didn't marry her. Who knows why the guy's wife has not be able to conceive? Some women are dangerous very dangerous. Going from one babalawo to another in other to ruin the life of any man in the name of marriage. Some of them can pretend till christ come. My advice for the guy is.....he should be very careful whenever he visit his children. The woman can set him up and make everything look real. With what is on ground, he won't be able to get out of the mess. Thou we have some useless father but most time, this women makes many of them to be mean

She should take the advice of the Judge and take her husband to a Criminal Court to be tried

That’s not cool how she’s dismissing the molestation.

We live in a patriarchal world... Omo... I feel bad for the woman. Just wondering if the man actually did that.