A Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, has ordered a businessman, Malam Baballe Ibrahim, to allow his ex-wife, to move her belongings out of his house.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the judge, Malam Kabir Muhammad, gave the order after dissolving the one-year-old marriage between Ibrahim and Hauwa’u by way of khul’i (redemption).
This means that the wife must refund the dowry paid by Ibrahim before the wedding to redeem herself from the marriage.
The judge ordered Hauwa’u to return the N100,000 dowry to Ibrahim and another N20,000 given as “Kudin Gaisuwa” (money given to her parents during the introduction).
Ibrahim had refused to grant Hauwa’u divorce.
He also locked her out and demanded that she should pay him everything he had spent on her when he started courting her and during the one-year marriage.
“I took care of her and provided everything she needed during our marriage.
“I bought skin and hair care products, clothing and make ups for her,” he saidq