Court orders businessman to allow his ex-wife to move out her belongings
A Kaduna State-based businessman, Malam Baballe Ibrahim, has demanded his estranged wife Hauwa’u refund all the money he spent on her during courtship and wedding.
These include the amounts he spent on skin products and make-up.
A Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, however, on Monday ordered Ibrahim to allow the woman to move her belongings out of his house.
The Judge, Malam Kabir Muhammad, made the order after dissolving the one-year marriage between them, by way of khul’i (redemption).
This means that the wife must refund the pride price paid by Ibrahim before the wedding to redeem herself from the marriage.
The judge ordered Hauwa’u to return the N100,000 bride price to Ibrahim and another N20,000 given as “Kudin Gaisuwa” (money given to her parents during the introduction).
Ibrahim had refused to grant Hauwa’u divorce.
He also locked her out and demanded that she should pay him everything he had spent on he started courting her and during the one-year marriage.
“I took care of her and provided everything she needed during our marriage.
”I bought skin and hair care products , clothing and makeups for her “, he said.
