By Hajara Muhammad Gambo
A housewife, Hadiza Abdullahi, on Wednesday dragged her husband, Isa Usman, before a Shari’a Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, seeking divorce on grounds of lack of love.
The complainant, through her lawyer, Abubakar Suleiman, told the court that she was no longer in love with her husband and could no longer remain in the marriage.
She prayed the court to dissolve the marriage through Khul’i.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Khul’i is a form of divorce in which a woman returns the dowry paid by her husband in exchange for her freedom from the marriage.
Suleiman said his client had been married to the defendant for 35 years and that N1, 000 was paid as her dowry.
He said she was ready to return the dowry to the defendant.
However, the defendant, through his lawyer, I.T. Sanusi, said that he could not remember the exact amount he paid as the dowry but that he was certain it was more than N1, 000.
Sanusi told the court that his client was seeking payment of N300, 000.
“I pray the court to give us time to present the exact amount that was paid as the complainant’s dowry and reasons why Usman should be paid N300, 000,” he said.
The Judge, Malam Yakubu Abdullahi, adjourned the case until Sept. 2 for the complainant to present evidence to enable the court confirm the exact amount that was paid as her dowry.
(NAN)
