By Patrick Idowu
A woman, Maimuna Umar Gora, has petitioned a Kano Shari’a Court in Danbare, Kumbotso Local Government Area, to dissolve her two-year-old marriage, claiming her parents forced her into it because of material gain.
Gora told the court that her husband, Sabo Shehu Kabara, was chosen by her parents due to his wealth and ownership of a farm in their hometown. She said she had no prior relationship with him and never gave her consent.
“I am in love with my boyfriend, but my parents consummated the marriage with the man I do not know, because he owns a farm in our town where he has been visiting and sought the consent of my parents to marry me,” she stated.
The marriage, which she said has brought her no peace, was previously challenged in other courts without success.
Presiding Judge, Khadi Munzali Idris Gwadabe, directed that Kabara be served a court summons and adjourned the matter until June 12 for further hearing.
