‘Order My Wife To Leave’, Man Begs Court

A businessman Musa Habeeb, begged an Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, to order his wife, Mulikat Shuaibu, to leave his house.

Habeeb told the court that he pronounced divorce to Shuaibu, three months ago but she refused to leave his house.

“I consulted my lawyer, Abdulwaheed Yakubu to get a divorce letter from the court on December 18, 2023, which has been done.

“Shuaibu is no longer my wife. I want the court to order her to leave my house,” Habeeb said.

However, Shuaibu’s counsel, Sherifdeen Bello, said that the divorce does not exist, adding that it had procedures in Islam.

”The procedures have not been followed. If the plaintiff claims to have divorced his wife, she has not observed ‘Iddah’.

“This (Iddah) is a waiting period of three months according to Islamic injunction, before contracting another marriage,” Bello said.

He said that Habeeb had not paid any money to Shuaibu who is heavily pregnant, for maintainance since December 10, 2023. But he paid on January 8, 2024 because the matter had been taken to court.

Bello applied for Habeeb to pay N80,000 to Shuaibu for feeding and maintenance and N14,000 for gas monthly.

He added that Habeeb should pay N100,000 for baby things for the unborn baby his wife is carrying.

Also, he applied for Habeeb to continue to pay his daughter’s school fees. And to return the items he removed from their home since the matter started in court.

In response, the plaintiff‘s counsel said that Habeeb was up and doing with his obligations in his home. He urged the court to discountenance the application of the respondent.

Meanwhile, the judge, Mohammed Wakili, adjourned the matter until February 5 for the continuation of hearing. (NAN)