Man Begs Court To Order Wife Out Of His House

A businessman, Musa Habeeb has asked an Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, to order his wife, Mulikat Shuaibu, to leave his house.

He told the court that he pronounced divorce to his wife three months ago but she refused to leave his house.

“I consulted my lawyer, Abdulwaheed Yakubu to get a divorce letter from the court on December 18, 2023, which has been done.

“Shuaibu is no longer my wife. I want the court to order her to leave my house,” Habeeb said.

Responding Shuaibu’s counsel, Sherifdeen Bello, said that the divorce did not exist because there were Islamic procedures to be followed.

”The procedures have not been followed. If the plaintiff claims to have divorced his wife, she has not observed ‘Iddah’.

“This (Iddah) is a waiting period of three months according to Islamic injunction, before contracting another marriage,” Bello said.

He said that Habeeb had not paid any money to Shuaibu who is heavily pregnant, for maintenance since December 10, 2023. But he paid on January 8, 2024, because the matter had been taken to court.

Bello asked the court to compel Habeeb to pay N80,000 to Shuaibu for feeding and maintenance and N14,000 for gas monthly.

He added that Habeeb should pay N100,000 for baby things for the unborn baby his wife is carrying.

Also, he applied for Habeeb to continue to pay his daughter’s school fees. And to return the items he removed from their home since the matter started in court.

The plaintiff‘s counsel in response, said Habeeb was up and doing with his obligations in his home, urging the court to discountenance the application of the respondent.

The matter was adjourned by the judge, Mohammed Wakili, until February 5 for the continuation of hearing.