Zainab Shitu of Rafin Guza, Kaduna, has taken her own father, Shitu Mohammad, to Magajin-Gari Sharia Court on the grounds that the latter was forcing her into unwanted marriage instead of letting her marry her “choice” man.
A 25-year-old woman, standing before court on Thursday, narrated that her father, Shitu, had refused to give his consent to enable her marry the person she loved and instead was forcing her to marry someone she never knew.
“My father never wanted me to marry my choice but wanted to force me to marry one Abubakar Umar, just because he is his friend’s son, whom I rejected,” she said.
Zainab urged the court to approve her marriage to her heartthrob, Abdulmalik Umar, threatening to commit suicide if her wishes were not respected.
The court had on Aug. 6, when the case was mentioned, directed the father of the complainant to appear before it on Aug 15.
Shitu was however not in court when the case came up and the presiding officer, Khadi Ibrahim Mohammad, issued a warrant for his arrest, and adjourned the case to Aug. 22 for continuation of hearing.
forces marry is not an answeer but is she agirl or a woman