by Oge Okonkwo

A 30-year-old woman,  Balaraba Tanimu of Hayin Tudun Wada, Kadunahas accused her husband, Sani Abubakar, of starving her for eight months at the Sharia Court II.

Tanimu told the court on Monday that Abubakar had not been feeding her and their five children with the excuse that life was difficult for him.

Due to failure to carry out his duty of taking care of his family, Tanimu said her children have been suffering from depriation and hunger.

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According to her, Abubakar has also abandoned her and the children since he married another wife, making her parents to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of them.

Tanimu also told the court that the accused was indebted to her to the tune of N60,000 and prayed the court to recover the money for her.

The complainant prayed the court to dissolve the marriage since Abubakar cannot meet the demands of basic family responsibilities.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.

He told the court that the complainant was just jealous of his new wife, saying that she had given him no peace since he married another wife.

“She reported me to her parents and the father advised me not to worry over her attitude because she is just jealous,’’ he said.

Abubakar denied collecting money from her, saying it was his mother-in-law that gave him N30,000 credit to repair his taxi cab.

The wife, however, insisted that the N60,000 was the money he asked her to spend over time in feeding the family, as well as money spent on purchasing clothes for the children during the last Sallah.

The accused told the court not to dissolve the marriage as he still loves his wife.

The Presiding Officer, Khadi Ibrahim Mohammed, asked both parties to come with their parents in the next sitting for testimony.

Mohammed adjourned the case to Nov. 27 for continuation of hearing.