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A businessman, Awaisu Jibril, on Wednesday, appeared at a Shari’a Court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna, for allegedly marrying five wives, contrary to Islamic teaching.
The prosecutor, Insp. Sambo Maigari, had told the court that one Musa Abdullahi , a community leader, had reported the matter to the Rigasa Police Division.
The defendant told the court that he only had four wives because he had divorced the fourth a month before marrying the fifth.
He, however, stated that the fourth wife had not finished her waiting period (Iddah) as she was supposed to observe three menstrual cycles.
On her part, the fifth wife, Naja’atu Kabir, told the court that she wasn’t aware he was still married to the fourth, stating that she was one month pregnant.
The judge, Malam Anass Khalifa, said it was wrong to add another wife, knowing well that the fourth wife had not finished Iddah.
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