Dissolves Marriage as Man Demanded N350,000 Dowry Refund Despite Paying only N60,000
A Court in Jos on Friday dissolved the marriage between a 30-year-old lawyer, Usman Ahmed, and Zainab Abdullahi, 25, after declaring that the union had “totally collapsed”.
Daily Trust reports that Zainab had appeared before the court, asking the court to end their marriage because she was no longer in love with her husband. Judge, Yahaya Mohammed thereby ordered her to pay back the dowry in 2015. However, when the case was heard on April 14, 2017, there was a dispute regarding the dowry amount to be refunded.
Ahmed, through his lawyer, M.K. Idoko, claimed that he was permitted by Islamic law to ask for more than the N60,000 dowry paid, also stating that his wife abandoned him when he was in law school.
“My lord, my client’s wife decided, on her own, to leave her matrimonial home while her husband was away to Law School writing his final examinations. That really traumatised him. He (husband) tried to reconcile with her to no avail; since she insists on leaving, she should refund N400,000 as dowry,’’ they stated
Zainab’s Counsel, in a counter argument, insisted that she did not leave voluntarily but was forced too when she realized that he had abandoned her and left her in psychological trauma. The judge, in his ruling, said that the marriage had clearly failed, and particularly pointed out that the two persons were no longer in love, following that observation he ended the union.
“It is also clear that the husband, Ahmed, did not contest her prayers for the dissolution of the marriage; all he seems to be concerned about is his dowry of N350,000. By this, it is obvious that the marriage between them is no more harmonious. I hereby declare the marriage between Ahmed and Zainab dissolved while the petitioner (Zainab), is hereby ordered to pay N60,000 to the respondent (Ahmed) he said.
Na wa oh. How can you be demanding more than what you paid? Hmmmmmmmm.
love this judge