Court gavel
A hearing-impaired woman, Hauwa’u Bello, has taken her husband, Usman Shuaibu, to a Shari’a court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna state.
Bello claimed Shuaibu gives her only N50 for food, leading to her plea for divorce.
Communicating through sign language interpreted by Aisha Sulaiman, Bello stated, “We got married in 2016 and my parents provided food for us. The problem started when the food finished.”
She accused her husband, a tailor, of failing to provide for the household.
Bello also said, “When I delivered my baby, he couldn’t pay the hospital bill, it was his mother who provided the money”.
Bello mentioned that their parents intervened, advising Shuaibu to meet his family’s needs, but he didn’t change. Shuaibu denied Bello’s allegations in court.
Judge Malam Kabir Muhammad ordered the couple to present their parents or guardians on August 25 for further proceedings.
Bello prayed the court to dissolve the marriage due to Shuaibu’s alleged neglect and inadequate provision.
