A 28-year-old housewife, Hadiza Safiyanu of Rigasa, Kaduna, has filed a suit against her mother-in-law whom she accused of calling her a ‘prostitute’.
Safiyanu dragged her mother-in-law, Aisha Lamido, on Monday before a Sharia Court I sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State.
The court heard that the petitioner and her husband had been living in her mother-in-law’s house since they got married.
“On that fateful day, at about 11 p.m., my mother-in-law came into my room and began calling me a prostitute. She also told me to leave her house because her son has divorced me.
“I refused to leave because it was late at night. She went outside and got a stick and started beating me.
“She called me a prostitute and other unprintable names. I packed out of her house the following morning. I have been living with my grandparents since then. I want the court to confirm the divorce and get my suitcases from her house,” Safiyanu said.
Her mother-in-law denied the allegations.The judge, Dahiru Lawal, ordered that the complainant should produce her witnesses on June 20.
The court heard that the petitioner and her husband had been living in her mother-in-law’s house since they got married.
“On that fateful day, at about 11 p.m., my mother-in-law came into my room and began calling me a prostitute. She also told me to leave her house because her son has divorced me.
“I refused to leave because it was late at night. She went outside and got a stick and started beating me.
“She called me a prostitute and other unprintable names. I packed out of her house the following morning. I have been living with my grandparents since then. I want the court to confirm the divorce and get my suitcases from her house,” Safiyanu said.
Her mother-in-law denied the allegations.The judge, Dahiru Lawal, ordered that the complainant should produce her witnesses on June 20.
