A 25-year-old woman, Rose Bulus has dragged her father Josiah, to a Shari’a Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State for refusing to allow her marry the man she loves.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the complainant, who lives in Kaduna Central Area, told the court that she got converted to Islam, in order to marry the man she chose but her father refused her.
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“I want the court to compel my father to allow me marry the man I love and if he refuses, the court should do the needful, ”she prayed.
Josiah, the father of the complainant told the court that he was not aware of his daughter’s relationship with any man and was surprised to see a court summon.
Josiah said: “The supposed suitor has never visited me to ask for my daughter’s hand in marriage,” he said.
The judge, Malam Dahiru Lawal after listening to both parties said “even though marriage is a union between a man and a woman, parent’s consent is equally needed before the union takes place.”
He adjourned the case and ordered the suitor and his parents to appear in the court for further hearing.
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