Women Affairs Minister, Pauline Tallen
A businessman, Isma’il Alfa, on Wednesday demanded N250,000 from his estranged wife Maryam Adamu, who filed a suit seeking for divorce in a Shari’a Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna.
He said it was part of the money he spent on her education.
But Maryam is kicking against this, claiming that he could not quantify the child h she had for him.
Alfa, who was represented by his counsel A.A. Liman said he paid N50,000 as dowry to marry Adamu in 2014 and that he also sponsored her education.
“Since, she is the one seeking for divorce and she fears disobeying God, I won’t stop her but she has to pay me N250,000 instead of the N50,000 dowry.
“I married her when she was a secondary leaver and I spent not less than N500,000 for her to run a diploma programme,’ he said.
Earlier, Adamu prayed the court to dissolve her marriage on grounds of Khul’i (redemption) saying she was ready to return the dowry to the defendant.
The complainant who spoke through her lawyer, Salisu Jundullahi, said she bore a son for the defendant.
‘The money he claimed he spent on my education can’t be quantified to child I have for him,” she said..
The judge Malam Rilwanu Kyaudai adjourned the matter until Aug. 18 for ruling
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Mmmmm this is strange woman any Way I don’t know what the problem is between the two of you….but you can’t bring the child in this and the child is for both of you…… woman ..Good is not for you…now if you go ahead to do that good days will be hard to see henceforth you will be living a lie ..Sorry…..unless the Man is violent well and good if not sorry for you