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RASHIDA SAIDU MUHAMMAD V. THE STATE

(2024) JELR 112086 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/KN/213C/2020  •  14 Mar 2024  •  Nigeria

Coram
UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU JCA BOLOUKUROMO MOSES UGO JCA USMAN ALHAJI MUSALE JCA

Appearances
Adamu Abubakar, Esq. for the Appellant. Bashir Sale, Esq., Deputy Director, Shari’ah Department, Ministry of Justice, Kano State for the Respondent.

Judgement
<p class="ql-align-justify"> <strong><span style="background-color: transparent">UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): </span></strong><span style="background-color: transparent">The Appellant is the second wife of the deceased, Adamu Ali. On or about the 25th day of February 2019, the Appellant went into the living quarters of the deceased and overheard the deceased speaking to a lady on the telephone. She did not like what she was overhearing and so she went downstairs and reported to the PW2, her co-wife, that the deceased, their husband, seemed to be in a love relationship with another lady. The PW2 advised her not to bother herself. Later, the Appellant went back upstairs and still overheard, the deceased continuing his telephone conversation and even promising marriage to the lady. She once again went downstairs and reported to her co-wife, who reminded her that their husband, the deceased, could marry up to four wives.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"> <span style="background-color: transparent"> Upon the return of the Appellant to the living quarters of the deceased and meeting him continuing the telephone conversation; she took matters into her hands and a scuff…</span></p>

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