A man, Muhammad Lawal, on Tuesday prayed a Sharia Court I, Magajin Gari, Kaduna to order his estranged wife, to look for a “good woman” for him to marry if she wants him to divorce her.
Maryam Muhammad of Kabba road, Kaduna had instituted the suit to force Lawal into divorcing her.
Lawal, however, told the court that he was still in love with his wife.
“Since she left my house, I have made efforts to see that she comes back to my house so that we can live together peacefully.
“I love my wife. Marriage is very difficult now. I can’t afford to marry another woman now.
“If she can’t stay with me any longer, she should search for another good wife for me,” he said.
Maryam had told the court that she was ready to return the bride price Lawal paid over her.
“He paid N30,000 as my bride price. I am ready to return the money. I want to court to note that my father gave him N17,000 so that he can meet the N30,000, bride price,” she said.
The judge, Dahiru Lawal, after listening to both parties ordered them to go back and explore all avenues for peaceful resolution and report back to court on May 28.
