Husband demands refund of bride price
Kaduna - A husband, Zaiyanu Muhammad of Ibadan Street in Kaduna, has urged the Magajin Gari Sharia Court to recover the N80,000 bride and other expenses he paid in Saliha Abdulsalam as wife. He told the court that the request became necessary because Saliha left the matrimonial home two days after marrying him. ``I married Saliha on January 13 but she came to my house on January 27. According to him, when he married Saliha, her parents pleaded with him to give them time to prepare dowry for her before moving into the matrimonial home. ``But in spite of the N80,000 I gave her, she came to my house with nothing,’’ said the Mohammed. Muhammad added that he had not seen Saliha since then until they met in the court on July 22. ``Since she is not interested in the marriage, she should return my bride price. I used every possible means to see her back but to no avail.’’ Saliha, however, denied the allegation. She told the court that two days into their marriage, Muhammad told her mother tha...