An Area Court in Jos on Friday dissolved a 16-year-old “loveless” marriage between Hussaina Abdullahi and her husband, Saidu Ali.
Delivering judgment, Judge Lawal Suleiman granted Abdullahi’s prayer for divorce. The judge awarded custody of the children to Abdullahi and ordered Ali to provide N30,000 monthly through the court for their upkeep. Additionally, Ali was ordered to pay the children’s school fees.
Before the divorce was granted, Abdullahi informed the court that she married Saidu in 2008. “Our marriage lacks peace and love. I no longer love Saidu and can no longer live with him as his wife. I am ready to refund the N40,000 dowry he paid for my hand in marriage,” she said. She also prayed for custody of the two children.
