On Thursday, an Upper Shari’a Court in Kano State annulled the marriage of Asiya Ganduje and Inuwa Uba.
Asiya is Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s daughter.
According to the Judge, Malam Abdullahi Haliru, the marriage was terminated through Khul’i (divorce by Islamic means).
The judge ordered the plaintiff to return the N50,000 dowry paid by the respondent 16 years ago.
Halliru ruled that said the conditions Inuwa earlier raised “should be based on Islamic Sunnah on Khul’i”.
“Khul’i is strictly based on returning the dowry given to a woman.
“The condition should not affect her in any way, especially in giving out her wealth”, he stressed.
Asiya had insisted on returning the bride price in exchange for a divorce through her lawyer, Ibrahim Aliyu-Nassarawa.
The petitioner stated in her application that she was tired of her relationship with Inuwa.
According to Asiya, “every woman living in strange circumstances” has the right under Islamic law to seek the dissolution of her marriage.
Previously, Inuwa’s lawyer, Umar I. Umar, stated that the problem extended beyond the payment of N50,000 in dowry.
“The respondent has four kids with the plaintiff, but all efforts to reconcile them proved abortive,” Umar said.
Inuwa demanded that Asiya return his credentials, house certificates, and cars, as well as relinquish her rights in their joint rice company.
