An 18-year-old nursing mother, Wednesday, dragged her lover to a Sharia Court at Magajin Gari, Kaduna, for refusing to marry her.
Maryam Magaji told the court that Badamasi Salihu, 20, dated her for a year and promised to marry her, only to turn his back on her after getting her pregnant.
“I reported the matter to our district head, and he agreed to marry me after I deliver but he denied me after giving birth to his child saying he cannot marry me,” the complainant lamented.
Maryam begged the court to compel the defendant to accept the three weeks’ old baby she was nursing.
In his response, the defendant denied the claim, saying his relationship with her was that of a friend.
“She normally comes to my shop where we gist, crack jokes and laugh which made me attached to her. I see her as a friend that’s all,” Salihu told the court.
He also denied being responsible for Maryam’s pregnancy, saying the child she was nursing wasn’t his.
The judge, Malam Musa Sa’ad, requested the two parties to present their guardians and witnesses in court.
The case was adjourned to March 26, to enable the two parties present their witnesses.
(NAN)
