A married woman, identified as Sidikat, on Friday, approached the Sharia Court of Arbitration in Ibadan to file a divorce suit against her husband, Abdulrasheed Yusuf who allegedly gives her N10 per meal as feeding allowance for a family of six.
According to Vanguard, Sidikat had appealed to the court to dissolve her 18-year-old marriage to Yusuf for alleged maltreatment, infidelity and starvation.
In her explanation to the court, she said: “He was giving me N10 as feeding allowance either as breakfast or lunch because he said he just lost his job.
“Even when he got another job, Yusuf did not change and in fact, the situation worsened as we continued to depend on concoction.
“Yusuf, most of the times fed on bread and egg with sardine while the children and I took gari or eba.
“My lord, right from the beginning of my stay with Yusuf as his wife, I started experiencing different kinds of bad treatment of which starvation was number one.
“Worst still, Yusuf started having segxwal intercourse with my younger sister who came to assist me when I was sick and in fact impregnated her.
“My lord, I still managed to endure with him for 10 years and when I saw that things will not change, I moved out of his house.
“As if those are not enough, he could not pay for any of his children hospital bill, let alone mine.
“During our wedding, so as to make things easy for him, I barely requested him to give me my favourite Islamic music cassette as my bride price and I am ready to refund it.” However, her husband insisted he will stick to his wife forever.
He said:-
“My lord, till the end of time, I am not parting ways with Sidikat.
“I am ready to welcome her back into my home any day anytime,” The President of the court, Sheikh Hamad Tirmisiyu, in his judgment noted that it’s such a shameful act for any man to be so irresponsible to the extent of being unable to cater for his household.
He stated that according to Sharia law, the inability of a husband to provide adequately for his family is referred to as a wicked act.
“Obviously, there is no true love between Sidikat and Yusuf because the husband cannot respond to the fundamental issues raised by the wife.
“Accordingly, Sidikat shall refund the Islamic cassette which stood as bride price on wedding day to Yusuf.
“The children shall determine who to stay with between Sidikat and Yusuf.
“In addition, Yusuf shall pay a monthly feeding allowance of N10, 000 for the upkeep of the four children until they are ready to stay with him,” he said.
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Posted: at 21-08-2016 07:00 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
But for me the judgement is too low,what is 10,000 naira a month for feeding 4 children,what about other upkeeping of those children such as medical expensive,school expensive,cloths and others,nigerians we are still sleeping,the systems should retreat concerning children very well in nigeria,it is too bad, that is why many men in nigeria are misbahaving treating their children or wife unfairly,in Finland for example when you have a child with a woman either you marry the woman later divorce or having the child without marrying the woman,u are entitle paying that child every month 150€, that is the least amount for a child,if they are 2 is at least 300€ according to ur income,but if ur income is higher u ll pay more,with this system,u see men behave themselves, if u are in Finland and u understand this law,u go see honeypot begin dey see am as ur enemy,not only in finland but in many european countries,boc children is number one b4 consider any other things,but in nigeria u ll see a married man with at least 4 or 6 children still keeping an affair outside without taking care of his family at home,the govt should treat this case very well in nigeria,boc alot of kids and their mothers are suffering.
Posted: at 21-08-2016 09:36 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
dickieponga at 23-08-2016 05:55 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Quote from: kenosas on 21-08-2016 09:36 AM
But for me the judgement is too low,what is 10,000 naira a month for feeding 4 children,what about other upkeeping of those children such as medical expensive,school expensive,cloths and others,nigerians we are still sleeping,the systems should retreat concerning children very well in nigeria,it is too bad, that is why many men in nigeria are misbahaving treating their children or wife unfairly,in Finland for example when you have a child with a woman either you marry the woman later divorce or having the child without marrying the woman,u are entitle paying that child every month 150€, that is the least amount for a child,if they are 2 is at least 300€ according to ur income,but if ur income is higher u ll pay more,with this system,u see men behave themselves, if u are in Finland and u understand this law,u go see honeypot begin dey see am as ur enemy,not only in finland but in many european countries,boc children is number one b4 consider any other things,but in nigeria u ll see a married man with at least 4 or 6 children still keeping an affair outside without taking care of his family at home,the govt should treat this case very well in nigeria,boc alot of kids and their mothers are suffering.
Hahahahahaha na true u talk my bro, yankee child support sef high and e dey discourage man from poking but encourages using a condom... U go reach stage u go begin to hate women wen u check ur pay packet hahahahaha e get one of my guys wey dey go thru dat tin and das y e no get main g/friend anymore. Im policy na hit and run once..
Posted: at 23-08-2016 05:55 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
dickieponga at 23-08-2016 05:57 AM (8 years ago) (m)
D man is sick or really tight, i don't know how dat foolish wife take stay with dat man for years... E be like say d wife sef na suffer head woman she like sufferness...
Posted: at 23-08-2016 05:57 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
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