AISHA ABUBAKAR
A housewife, Aishat Abubakar, has pleaded with the Court not to grant her husband, Yusuf Abubakar, divorce because she still loves him and would not want him to quit the marriage.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the embattled woman made the plea before the Sharia Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, where her husband, Yusuf Abubakar, filed a suit to divorce her.
The husband had filed the suit against Aishat on ground of infidelity and told the Court that he was no longer interested in the marriage, urging the Court to grant his request for dissolution of their marriage so that he can move on with his life.
But in her plea, the respondent asked the Court to persuade his husband to have a rethink about his decision to divorce her because she still loves him and doesn’t want any divorce.
While denying the allegation of infidelity, Aishat told the Court she had stayed faithful to her husband in spite of the misfortune of losing two of her children in the marriage.
She explained that whatever disagreement or grudges her husband had against her could be resolved amicably so that they will continue to live together as husband and wife.
The Presiding Judge, AbdulQadir Umar, having listened to both parties, advised Yusuf to think deeply before going further with his planned divorce, noting that “one of the things God detests is divorce”.
“It is allowed only if separation is the only option left for the couple in a disputed marriage.”
He also advised the wife to be more patient and pay more attention to her marriage, especially as she had professed deep love for her husband.
The matter was adjourned till 30th October, 2023, for the report of settlement or hearing if the settlement fails between the parties.