COURT ALLOW TEEN TO MARRY GRANDMA

The High  Court in Tudun Wada, Gusau in Zamfara State yesterday upheld the marriage between an 18 year old boy and a 55 year old woman and declined a request from the boy’s mother to annul the marriage.
Hajiya Aisha Abubakar, mother of the groom, sued the 55 year old bride Ai Maikare, seeking the marriage’s dissolution on account of age disparity between the couple. She also alleged that the woman charmed her son and lured him into marrying her.

However, in his judgment yesterday, the judge, Bashir Danmaisule dismissed the case, stating that there was no ground for the court to dissolve the marriage. He said all the four witnesses who testified had told the court that the marriage was contracted according to Islamic rites.

He also dismissed as baseless the argument of the groom’s mother that there was no representation from either his paternal and maternal sides during the wedding. The judge said the Sharia requires only the representative of the bride to be present at the wedding prayer.

He said at the age of 18, the groom is mentally matured to engage a woman for marriage, citing Suratul Nisai verse 3 in the Holy Qur`an where men are enjoined to marry up to four wives. The judge said under the Sharia, only women are compelled to bring their representative before solemnizing a marriage, but as for men, they can send even a slave or an unbeliever to represent them if they so wished.

The judge however ordered the groom to go and tender an apology to his mother for disobeying her wish and to seek for her forgiveness.

After the verdict, the groom, Bashir Abubakar and his bride Ai Maikare expressed happiness over the judgment and told our reporter that they would continue to live as husband and wife. Bashir also promised to apologize to his mother as ordered by the judge.

Yesterday’s court sitting attracted a large crowd of people who besieged the court premises to witness the outcome of the marriage saga.

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Posted: at 15-04-2010 03:01 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie

  D woman doesnt have papers at all

Posted: at 15-04-2010 03:10 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie

chie, so my fellow young guy go dey f**K honeypot wey don rotten

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Posted: at 15-04-2010 03:13 PM (15 years ago) | Hero

Ok that is the dude problem....maybe there is something about the old woman he want...anyway good luck to him.

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Posted: at 15-04-2010 03:17 PM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero

@tucks if I say make u marry me u nor go gree because money i nor get money right?

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Posted: at 15-04-2010 03:23 PM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero

hw old are u?

Posted: at 15-04-2010 03:29 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie

I am 78years old

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Posted: at 15-04-2010 03:32 PM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero

@hope>come make i marry u

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Posted: at 15-04-2010 03:36 PM (15 years ago) | Hero

nothing remaind by d age of 78 make u find anather grandma

Posted: at 15-04-2010 03:40 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie

I think the woman give the small boy something chop....just imagine the age difference

Posted: at 16-04-2010 11:43 AM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac