Court orders Atiku’s son to hand over custody of children to divorced wife
An Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja on Tuesday ordered Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to hand over custody of his three sons to his divorced wife, Maryam Sherif.
Court orders Atiku’s son to hand over custody of children to divorced wife
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The judge, Bashir Danmaisule, while delivering judgement relied on the authority contained in FIQH ALA MAZAHIB AL – ARBAH saying that custody of children lies in the hands of the mother.
Danmaisule further said so long as the plaintiff is not married the said authority stands but if she was married, custody will be to her mother.
He said the defendant could not establish any default against the plaintiff to deprive her of her children under Islamic law.
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He expunged the testimonies of five witnesses produced by the defendant in the course of the case which included the defendant because a defendant cannot testify in his case.
”Any aggrieved party can appeal the judgement within 30 days from today,” he said.
The defendant and his lawyer, Abdullahi Hassan were absent.
The plaintiff got married to the defendant on Feb. 2, 2012 which produced three boys and was divorced in 2018.
She however sought custody of her children in court through her counsel, Nasir Saidu, after being denied access to them in 2019.
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