- He told me to terminate my pregnancy – 18-yr-old bride
A Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna State, on Monday, dissolved a seven-month marriage between one Binta Abdullahi and her husband, Isyaku Abdullahi, over irreconcilable differences.
The judge, Mallam Dahiru Bamalli, dissolved the union after the 18-year-old complainant had prayed the court to confirm notice of divorce issued by her 50-year-old husband, Abdullahi.
The judge also ordered the defendant to pay N7,000 monthly feeding allowance to Binta, his ex-wife who was pregnant, and also ordered him to take care of her health until she delivers.
The judge also ordered the defendant to pay N7,000 monthly feeding allowance to Binta, his ex-wife who was pregnant, and also ordered him to take care of her health until she delivers.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that earlier, the 18-year-old complainant, a resident of Rigasa area, had told the court that her husband stopped caring for her when she refused to abort her pregnancy.
“When I noticed signs of pregnancy two months after our wedding, I notified him and he gave me N2,000 to terminate the pregnancy.
“I refused to abort the pregnancy and used the money to buy soap for my mother who is in the village. He later realised that I was still pregnant and was not happy,” she said.
Binta said the defendant had refused to provide her with food for 25 days, adding that she begged for food from neighbours.
She mentioned that she had reported the matter to her guardian, but Abdullahi had refused to change.
She added that Abdullahi later made one pronouncement of divorce to her.
In his defence, the defendant acknowledged that he had divorced his wife, but denied starving her of food.
