A man, Ahmad Tijani, on Tuesday, demanded a N500,000 settlement from his wife, Firdausi Shu’aibu, over a divorce suit filed against him at Magajin Gari Shari’a Court in Kaduna.
Shu’aibu prayed the court to dissolve their marriage through khulʿi, a type of divorce where a woman returns her dowry in exchange for her freedom.
“The dowry is N80,000, and I am willing to pay back the money in full,” she said.
The defendant prayed the court to give him and the complainant time to discuss it with their elders regarding the matter.
“If we don’t settle during this period, I can only accept N500,000 from her because N80,000 would not be enough for me to remarry in this economy,” he said.
The Judge, Malam Mu’awiyya Shehu, asked the complainant if she had agreed to what the defendant said.
Shu’aibu answered with “No, I can only return the exact dowry he paid.”
The judge adjourned the case to July 30 for the hearing of the defendant’s reason why he should be paid N500,000.
