A pregnant woman, Fauziyya Abdulsalam, on Monday, insisted on returning the N50,000 dowry she received after her husband Ishaq Idris sent her a divorce letter.
The complainant had prayed court to dissolve her union to Idris on the basis of Khul’i, a form of divorce where a woman returns dowry to be free from marriage.
She told the court that she was seven months pregnant and would want her ex husband to continue taking care of the pregnancy.
The defendant had confirmed N50,000 as the dowry amount but prayed court to give him time to reconcile with wife.
The reconciliation was not successful and the defendant sent a letter declaring one pronouncement of divorce to the complainant on the adjourned date.
The Judge Malam Yakubu Abdullahi said a woman can seek for Khul’i during her iddah (a three menstrual cycle waiting period for divorced women before they remarry).
” I , Yakubu Abdullahi, the Judge presiding Shari’a court II, Magajin Gari, hereby dissolve the union between Ishaq Idris and Fauziyya Abdulsalam based on Khul’i”, he said.
The Judge urged the complainant to file a new suit seeking for care of the pregnancy from her husband. (NAN)
