People walk past the main gate to Lagos State High Court on January 29, 2019. – The Nigerian Bar Association has commenced a nationwide two-day boycott of all courts to protest suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen by President Mohammadu Buhari on corruption charges and sparking claims he had breached the constitution and was trying to manipulate the judiciary ahead of February election.
The complainant who is a resident of Dirkaniya area of Kaduna said she was ready to return the dowry her husband paid, to redeem herself from the marriage.On his part, the defendant who resides in the same location with the complainant said he still loves his wife and could not remember any misunderstanding between them.The husband added that even though they were not blessed with a child in the six years of their marriage, he had always been good to his wife.
The Judge, Malam Dahiru Lawal, after listening to both parties said: “There is no compulsion in marriage and in Islam, a wife has the right to seek divorce through Khul’i if she is no longer interested in a marriage.”Lawal stressed that the court would not compel the wife to stay in the marriage.
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