A 55-year-old housewife, Kaduna State, dragged Dahiru Musa, her husband before a Sharia court l, Magajin Gari, for purportedly calling her a commercial sex worker.
Aliyu let the the court know that since her husband married a second wife, he has not fed or cared for her in ten years.
Aliyu said I go to the forest to get firewood by myself. Sometimes I go with my children to look for food, Upon that, he insults and beat me sometimes.”
Dahiru Musa m y husband calls me a prostitute. My friend also insults me. She has joined my husband in calling me names. She pours ashes into my cooked food whenever no one is watching.
The defendant, Musa, 65, a resident of Tsohuwan Gayan Village, Kaduna State, denied the allegations, saying: “I do feed her and cater for her needs based on my financial strength. “I can not tell this court the atrocities my wife commit. If I should say it, even you the judge will reprimand her”.
Dahiru Lawal, The Judge, ordered the parties to go home and reconcile their grievances.
The Judge also adjourned the case until May 13 for a ruling. Musa, 65 he defendant,, a resident of Tsohuwan Gayan Village, Kaduna State, denied the allegations, saying: “I do feed her and cater for her needs based on my financial strength.
“I can not tell this court the atrocities my wife commit. If I should say it, even you the judge will reprimand her”.
The Judge also adjourned the case until May 13 for a ruling.
