I wasn’t in my right mind when I made divorce pronouncement, man tells court

Tue, May 21, 2024

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Judiciary

A businessman, Kabiru Musa, who was dragged to an Upper Shari’a Court ,Tudun Wada, Kaduna State by his wife , Murja Abdullahi has denied making three divorce pronouncement on her.

Musa denied the divorce, saying he was not in his right mind after two of the couple ‘s neighbours testified that they heard him make the pronouncement.

One of the witnesses, Hauwa Umar, a housewife said that the couple was arguing in the compound when the husband made the three divorce pronouncement.

Earlier, the complainant had brought the matter to court for divorce confirmation.

The Judge, Malam Iliyasu Umar adjourned the matter until May 26 for ruling.(NAN)

-May 21, 2024 @ 16:54 GMT|

Tags: Kabiru Musa Malam Iliyasu Umar Murja Abdullahi Tudun Wada

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