Man sues in-law after wife stays in Saudi Arabia for one year

A man, Sani Muhammad Minister, has dragged his in-law, Mansir Sharada, earlier the tribunal presided implicit by Judge Garba Hamas Malafa of Upper Sharia Court astatine Post Office Road, Kano Municipal, implicit his wife's nonaccomplishment to instrumentality from Saudi Arabia for 1 twelvemonth aft their marriage.

Barrister Bashir Garba Labbo, counsel to the complainant, told the tribunal that his lawsuit met a woman, Naja’atu, and they discussed marriage.

He said, "The complainant was aboriginal referred to Mansir Sharada, who allegedly acted arsenic the woman’s guardian (wali) and paid him N500,000 arsenic portion of the matrimony arrangements."

The lawyer explained that a wedding day was fixed earlier the matrimony was solemnised. He added that the complainant paid an further N150,000 arsenic dowry.

The counsel alleged that soon aft the wedding, the bride travelled to Saudi Arabia and had yet to instrumentality aft spending 1 twelvemonth there.

Man sues in-law aft woman stays successful Saudi Arabia for 1 year