A Sharia Court ll sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State on Thursday dissolved twelve year-old marriage between Nuhu Muhammad and Hassana, on grounds of abandonment.
The Judge Musa Sa’ad- Goma dissolved the union after Muhammad, the defendant made one pronouncement of divorce to Hassana, the complainant.
The complainant, who resides at Pambeguwa told the court that her husband left her for a year without a word from him during her prolonged illness.
“My parents were the ones who took care of me, he came only once,” she said.
She prayed the court to compel her husband to divorce her because she was no longer interested in the marriage.
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In his defence, Muhammad a resident of Zuba and a farmer said that he was not in town when his wife took ill but he came back immediately he heard of her situation.
“I asked for divorce after she got well and I made one pronouncement of divorce to her but we reconciled after the first divorce.
“I pray the court to assist me to get my wife back so that she will continue taking care of our three children.
Muhammad later made a second divorce to his wife in court after the complainant insisted on not returning to his home.
“Since she insists on the divorce, I have divorced her,” he said.
NAN