Did She Find A New Lover?? NYSC Member Divorces Husband And Refunds Bride Price

A serving NYSC corp member
filed a petition to a Jos Upper
Area Court to have her
marriage dissolved.



She said she was no longer in love with her husband.

Rukayat Ahmed, 27, who lives in Jos with her now ex- husband, Alkasim
Ahmed, argued that it was allowed in Islamic law for partners to
separate if they were no longer in love and unwilling to live
together. Alkasim did not object to
Rukayat's request so the
marriage was dissolved.


Judge Yahaya Ahmed, in
addition to granting the
separation, ordered Rukayat to refund the N80,000 which
her husband paid when he
came to marry her.