Court begins hearing on Ganduje's daughter's divorce petition
A higher Sharia court in Kano State, presided over by Abdullahi Halliru, has dismissed a preliminary objection filed by the lawyer for Inuwa Uba, husband of Asiya Ganduje, challenging the court's jurisdiction to hear of the case.
Asiya, a daughter of Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, addressed the court through her lawyer, Barrister Ibrahim Nassarawa, praying for the dissolution of her marriage through Islamic means (Khul'i), claiming that she was tired and nourished staying with her husband.
She expressed her willingness to return the dowry of 50,000 naira that the husband gave her during the Fatiha wedding.
When the court resumed on Thursday, to rule on jurisdiction, the presiding judge said his court had jurisdiction to receive, hear and decide a divorce-related matter.
The judge asked the defendant's lawyer to know how much his client had paid as dowry at the time of the wedding prayer.
Umar said he was unaware of the exact amount his client paid the complainant.
Meanwhile, both parties have asked the court to step aside to further confirm from Asiya and Uba the dowry amount they all agreed on at the Fatiha wedding.
After the court retired, each attorney telephoned outside the courtroom.
As a result, when the court reconvened, Umar told the court that he could not reach his client, Uba, on the phone and requested an adjournment to clarify the actual amount he had paid in dowry, in addition to responding to the request of his wife, Asiya.
For his part, Barrister Nassarawa insisted that his client should receive 50,000 naira as a dowry, stressing that she was ready to return it for the marriage to be dissolved.
After hearing arguments from both parties, the presiding judge adjourned the case to January 19, 2023, for attorney Umar to tell the court the actual amount his client paid in dowry to enable the court to pass to the next step.
In a conversation with reporters after the court proceedings, Nassarawa explained that every woman who lives in strange circumstances has the right under Islamic law to go to court and ask for her marriage to be dissolved. marriage on the condition of returning the dowry the husband paid her during their marriage Fatiha.
He said it was not a new principle in Islamic Sharia.
For his part, lawyer Umar said that the question went beyond the payment of the dowry, specifying that his client had conditions concerning some of his property, before coming to the question of divorce.
He said, however, that his client was ready to reconcile with the complainant.
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A higher Sharia court in Kano State, presided over by Abdullahi Halliru, has dismissed a preliminary objection filed by the lawyer for Inuwa Uba, husband of Asiya Ganduje, challenging the court's jurisdiction to hear of the case.
Asiya, a daughter of Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, addressed the court through her lawyer, Barrister Ibrahim Nassarawa, praying for the dissolution of her marriage through Islamic means (Khul'i), claiming that she was tired and nourished staying with her husband.
She expressed her willingness to return the dowry of 50,000 naira that the husband gave her during the Fatiha wedding.
When the court resumed on Thursday, to rule on jurisdiction, the presiding judge said his court had jurisdiction to receive, hear and decide a divorce-related matter.
The judge asked the defendant's lawyer to know how much his client had paid as dowry at the time of the wedding prayer.
Umar said he was unaware of the exact amount his client paid the complainant.
Meanwhile, both parties have asked the court to step aside to further confirm from Asiya and Uba the dowry amount they all agreed on at the Fatiha wedding.
After the court retired, each attorney telephoned outside the courtroom.
As a result, when the court reconvened, Umar told the court that he could not reach his client, Uba, on the phone and requested an adjournment to clarify the actual amount he had paid in dowry, in addition to responding to the request of his wife, Asiya.
For his part, Barrister Nassarawa insisted that his client should receive 50,000 naira as a dowry, stressing that she was ready to return it for the marriage to be dissolved.
After hearing arguments from both parties, the presiding judge adjourned the case to January 19, 2023, for attorney Umar to tell the court the actual amount his client paid in dowry to enable the court to pass to the next step.
In a conversation with reporters after the court proceedings, Nassarawa explained that every woman who lives in strange circumstances has the right under Islamic law to go to court and ask for her marriage to be dissolved. marriage on the condition of returning the dowry the husband paid her during their marriage Fatiha.
He said it was not a new principle in Islamic Sharia.
For his part, lawyer Umar said that the question went beyond the payment of the dowry, specifying that his client had conditions concerning some of his property, before coming to the question of divorce.
He said, however, that his client was ready to reconcile with the complainant.
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