A man, Usman Ali, has taken his new wife, Maryam, to a Sharia Court in Jaba, Kano State, accusing her of stealing three mobile phones valued at about ₦65,000.
At the court hearing, Maryam denied the allegations. She explained that she left their home in Abuja and travelled to Kano after suffering repeated beatings from her husband. She said she had to return to her parents for safety and denied taking the phones.
In addition to the theft claim, Usman also accused three of Maryam’s friends of influencing her negatively and encouraging her to go out in ways he considered inappropriate.
The presiding judge, Ustaz Rabiu Yahaya, granted Maryam bail and fixed the next hearing for July 15.
Cases of domestic disputes and family-related issues are regularly brought before Sharia courts in northern Nigeria, where both civil and religious laws operate side by side.