A businessman, Alhaji Murtala Adamu, on Thursday prayed a Gudu
Grade II Court not to grant his estranged wife’s request for
divorce until she returns the N3.5 million he so far spent on
her.
Adamu made the request during a divorce proceedings to end his
one year marriage. to Layisatu Abubakar.
He said that he would not divorce Abubakar until his conditions
are met.
NAN reports that Abubakar filed a case against Adamu on the
basis of ‘Khul’, (also called Khula, is a procedure through which a
woman can divorce her husband in Islam, by returning the
dower).
In his testimony before the court, Adamu claimed that the
petitioner only stayed in his house for nine days when they got
married after which she ran away to her friend’s house in Jos.
He also said that it was until she fell ill that her mother
called him so that he could pay for her treatments.
During his testimony, Adamu calculated the total amount he spent
on the petitioner.
“My lord, I spent N1. 2million during our wedding ceremony which
includes her dowry of N80,000. I bought clothes, jewelry and shoes
worth N500,000.
”I also paid N750,000 for her treatment when she was sick.
“Before I will agree to this divorce, she must refund all these
money to me,” he said.
In her statement to the court, Abubakar said that she left her
husband of nine days because an evil spirit was disturbing her.
”All the things he bought for me are still in his house.
”I cannot afford to return more than the N80,000 which he paid
as my dowry.” she said.
The Judge, Ado Muktar adjourned the case until July 2 for
judgment.
(NAN)
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