Divorce: Court orders arrest of businessman for contempt

Tue, Aug 6, 2019
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Judiciary

A Shari’a Court I, sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Tuesday ordered the arrest of a businessman, Yahya Abubakar, for disobeying a court order to appear in a divorce suit filed by his estranged wife, Hadiza Ibrahim.

The judge, Malam Muhammad Shehu-Adamu, gave the order after Abubakar failed to appear in court as ordered by the judge.

Shehu-Adamu held that Abubakar has disrespected the court. He adjourned the matter until Aug 16 for further hearing.

Earlier, Ibrahim,20, begged Sharia Court in Kaduna State to confirm the divorce between her and  Abubakar.

The complainant who resides at Maraban Jos area of Kaduna also prayed the court to order Abubakar to pay her N1,500 monthly feeding allowance for their baby and provide a place for her to stay.

”He made two divorce pronouncements on me and asked me to leave his house.

”My husband ordered me to return to my parents. But I can’t inconvenience my parents because they are living in one room,”she said. (NAN)

– Aug. 6, 2019 @ 13:17 GMT |

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