An Upper Area Court in Kubwa in Abuja, has ordered a housewife, Aisha Hamisu to return the N50,000 her husband, Nasiru Yunusa paid as dowry.
The Judge, Muhammad Wakili, granted Hamisu her prayer for divorce after three years of marriage on grounds of lack of care and disrespect.
The judge dissolved the marriage in accordance with Islamic Law.
Wakili also said that a certificate of divorce would be issued to Hamisu.
He held that Yunusa was unable to prove his claims that he spent N1 million on Hamisu.
He also ordered Hamisu to observe “Iddah”, an observation period of three months after the judgment before contracting another marriage.
Hamisu and Yunusa got married according to Islamic Law sometime in 2021 and the couple has a 13-month-old daughter.
Earlier, Yunusa said he wanted Hamisu to return to his house but would grant her a divorce if she agrees to compensate him.
” I spent money on a lawyer for court proceedings which has been going on and all I have spent on her so far is N1 million.
”I am ready to prove this,” he said.
In her response, Hamisu said she no longer love Yunusa and cannot live with him.
” It is not true that he spent N1million on me because I have been living with my parents in the past two and a half years after he dumped my property at their door steps.
“I had our daughter through a Cesarean section at Kubwa General Hospital and he did not pay a dime for my hospital bills.
“I am ready to pay him back the dowry of N50,000 only to him, ” she said.
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