Lady drags father to court over refusal to give marriage consent

A teenager, Halima Yunusa, on Monday took her father to Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State for allegedly denying her her marital right.

The teenager has been denied the freedom to get married to her lover, Bashir Yusuf.

The teenager, who lives in Kasuwan Magani, Chikun Local Government Area of the State, informed the Court that her parents has refused to let her marry Yusuf who she’s in love with.

The teenager’s father, Ibrahim, a businessman, while reacting to the development, informed the court that he was aware of the “extreme love” between the two.

He however noted that Yusuf is yet to fulfill all known marriage rites.

“He came to me and expressed his desire to marry my daughter. I told him to come back with his parents and family members.

”He is yet to return. After about a year.

”He came back after a year and took my daughter and ran away with her for three days.

”we later heard they came back and went to my sister’s house .

“We informed the Police and both of were arrested and disciplined,” he said.

After their release was secured from the police custody, he said they absconded again to Abuja where they spent two weeks.

“But when I finally met with the boy’s father and had several discussions, he (boy’s father), said he would not allow his son to marry my daughter.

“At last, the boyfriend’s father later took us to the district head of our village where agreement were drafted and signed by all of us and our witnesses to causion my daughter to stay away from his son”.

Yusuf confirmed to the court that he loves Yunusa.

The Judge, Murtala Nasir, after listening to the parties, concluded that Yusuf’s father should allow the children get married.

“If he refuses, we will get them married in the court even with out his blessings,”he said.

He however advised the complainant to seek her parent and relatives’ forgiveness so as to have their blessings in her life.

The case has been adjourned until May 23 for Yusuf’s to appear before the court would make final pronouncement.