Husband Demands Refund Of Bride Price

[Shola Sholaz]

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.
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He told the court that the request became necessary because Saliha left the matrimonial home two days after marrying him.
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"I married Saliha on January 13 but she came to my house on January 27.
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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.
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"But in spite of the N80,000 I gave her, she came to my house with nothing,'' said the Mohammed.
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Muhammad added that he had not seen Saliha since then until they met in the court on July 22.
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"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.''