Man requests Sharia court to return his ex‑wife, claiming the divorce was forced.

A businessman from Kaduna State, Auwal Musa, has petitioned a Sharia Court in Magajin Gari to compel his former wife, Hauwa, to return to their marital home. He claims that the divorce he entered into was made “under duress.”

According to Musa, aged 40, he issued a single divorce pronouncement but later sought to annul it before Hauwa’s iddah (the waiting period after divorce) had ended. He says she declined to reconcile with him.

“I signed the divorce papers under duress. I gave one pronouncement of divorce to her and later went to their house to cancel the divorce before she finished the Iddah, but she refused to come back,” he told the court.

Musa also alleges that Hauwa left with several household items and personal belongings after the dissolution of their marriage. He lists a television set, a gas cylinder, an electric kettle, two caps, and documents belonging to his father as items he claims were taken.

He urged the court to order Hauwa to return the items.

In her reply, Hauwa maintained that Musa’s attempt to reconcile occurred only after she had completed her iddah, rendering his effort to revoke the divorce ineffective. She admitted taking some of the items mentioned by her former husband but denied taking others.

“I only took his plasma TV and gas cylinder. I am keeping the items pending when he pays me the N31,500 he owes me,” she said.

“He gave me the electric kettle as a gift while we were courting. I have no idea where his caps and father’s documents are.”

After hearing both sides, the presiding judge, Murtala Nasir, adjourned the case for further hearing. He also advised Musa to return home and conduct a thorough search for the missing documents while the court continues to consider the matter.

(NAN)

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