Lady Drags Father To Court Over Attempt To Forcefully Marry Her Off To Stranger

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It appears it’s no longer going to be business as usual for African parents, who are waiting eagerly to force their girl-child into marriage slavery for some financial gains.

This is coming as a 20-year-old lady, Fatima Aliyu, in Kaduna State, dragged her father, Aliyu Muhammad to Court over allegation of forcefully trying to marry her off to a complete stranger.

The lady through her Counsel, Malam Y. A. Bulama, on Monday, prayed a Shari’a Court, sitting in Kaduna, to stop her father from forcing her to marry a stranger, adding that she had someone she loved.

Bulama said, “The father wants my client to marry a man in their village in Niger State. Right now she’s living in her auntie’s house because he threatened to take her to the village and marry her off.”

He, however, clarified that the complainant did not file a suit against her father out of disrespect for him.

On his part, the father said his late parents chose the groom for his daughter when they were alive and that he had to respect their wish.

He said, “I married my six daughters off in the village and they are doing well. Fatima’s mother is the brain behind her stubbornness.

“I need permission to consult with my people over this matter.”

In his ruling, the Judge, Mallam Isiyaku Abdulrahman, held that a father has the right to choose a husband for his daughter under the Shari’a law.

He, however, warned that forced marriage was not encouraged and advised the defendant to be patient with his daughter.

He advised that, “You are her father. Therefore, you should pray for the best for her because if you are angry with her she won’t see good things.

“Allow her to present the person she wants to marry and if you are pleased with his religion and character, you allow her get married.”

He also advised the complainant to be a respectful daughter.

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