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News - North West - Kano Updated: January 19, 2023

Court Sets Date For Judgement In Ganduje's Daughter's Divorce Case

By A'isha Ahmad
January 19, 2023
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The Kano State Upper Sharia Court has fixed February 2, 2023, to deliver judgement in a suit by Asiya Balaraba Ganduje, seeking the court to dissolve her marriage through a Islamic means (Khul’i).

Khul'i is a form of divorce in Islam where the wife decides to end the marriage on her terms.

This kind of divorce requires that the wife pays the husband the main dowry (bride price). 

At the resumed sitting on Thursday, the Plaintiff Counsel, Ibrahim Aliyu Nassarawa, told the court his client insist on returning the N50,000 bride price received from her husband in exchange for divorce.

“Every woman who is living under strange condition has a right under Islamic law to approach the court and seek for her marriage to be dissolved with condition of returning the dowry.

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“My client is ready to return the N50,000 bride price received from her husband in exchange for divorce.”

Aliyu Nassarawa said his client is not willing to relinquish her rights and will not abide by the respondent conditions.
 
“As far as we are concern the respondent have no property with my client.
 
“The respondent conditions are subject matter of dispute that should be subjected to another suit before another court,” he added.

Earlier, Counsel to the respondent, Barrister Umar I Umar, said the issue is beyond the payment of N50,000 dowry.

“My client has two conditions regarding to some of his belongings before coming to the issue of divorce.

“The respondent has four kids with the plaintiff, all efforts to reconcile proved abortive.

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“The plaintiff should return all his credentials, house certificates, cars and relinquish her rights in their joint rice company,” he said.

The presiding judge Mallam Halliru Abdullahi, after listening to the submissions of both parties, adjourned the matter until February 2, for judgement.

 

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