Pregnant woman sues co-wife for alleged name-calling
12 March 2025 |
1:59 pm
A pregnant woman, Safiya Wada, on Wednesday, dragged her co-wife, Izzatu Ado, before a Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, for calling her names. The complainant told the court that Ado also cursed her. READ ALSO:Enforcement of land use tax takes off in Kogi ”She told me that I was carrying a load that…
A pregnant woman, Safiya Wada, on Wednesday, dragged her co-wife, Izzatu Ado, before a Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, for calling her names.
The complainant told the court that Ado also cursed her.
READ ALSO:Enforcement of land use tax takes off in Kogi
”She told me that I was carrying a load that would make me suffer,” she told the court.
The defendant denied the accusation.
The Judge, Malam Kabir Muhammad, ordered the police to investigate the matter.
He admitted the defendant to bail on the condition that the husband stands as a surety.
He adjourned the matter until March 24.
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