Businessman Tells Abuja Court Why His Wife Must Pay Him N1m Before He Grant Her Divorce

 A businessman, Nasiru Yunusa has given the condition by which he would grant his wife, Aisha Hamisu a divorce.

Yunusa told an Upper Area Court in Kubwa, FCT, that he would grant Aisha a divorce if she pays him N1 million.

 

Yunusa and Hamisu who got married in 2021 have a 13-month-old daughter together.

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Aisha had approached the court seeking dissolution of her marriage with Yunusa, on grounds of lack of care and respect. 

 

Aisha accused Yunusa of packing her belongings from his house to her father’s house on April 19, 2022.

 

Yunusa on his part is open to Aisha's return to his house but would grant her a divorce if she agrees to compensate him.

 

“I have spent money on a lawyer for court proceedings which has been going on and all I have spent on her is N1 million which I am ready to prove,” he said.

 

In her response, Aisha said that she did not love Yunusa and could not live with him.

 

“It is not true that he has spent N1 million on me because I have been with my parents for the past two and a half years after he dumped my property at their doorstep,” she said.

 

“I had our daughter through a Cesarean section at Kubwa General Hospital and he did not pay a dime for hospital bill. I am ready to pay him back the dowry of N50,000 only to him."

 

 Judge Mohammed Wakili, adjourned the matter until January 8, 2024, for continuation of hearing.