SADIA SALIFU vs. ALHAJI MUNTARU SOFO [2018]DLCA5149

Date	2018-02-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/12/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5149

OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE J.A.

TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A.

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT: MOHAMMED ALHASSAN

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT: SHEIKH ARIF ABDULLAH

[2018]DLCA5149
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SADIA SALIFU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI MUNTARU SOFO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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28TH FEBRUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT: MOHAMMED ALHASSAN<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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J.A. (PRESIDING), DORDZIE J.A., TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">TORKORNOO
(MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
parties were married in June 2013 and cohabited in the Respondent’s house until
January 2015 when they were divorced through mallams. According to Appellant,
the parties were informed by the mallams that she was allowed under Islam to
remain in the former husband’s house for three months after the divorce and be
maintained by him during that period. In March 2015, the Appellant returned
from town and discovered the door to the verandah leading to her room locked
with a different padlock. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>She
could not get access to her room, her personal things and items provided for
her use during marriage such as beddings, furniture, wardrobe, TV and a fridge.
Her case also was that Respondent failed to maintain her over the three month post-divorce
period as was her entitlement in Islam. <o:p></o:p>She
therefore sued the Respondent seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order directing the Defendant to remove his padlock to enable Plaintiff to get
access to her room.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
from the Defendant all the items bought for her to furnish her room on their
marriage.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order directing Defendant to find an alternative accommodation of Plaintiff’s
choice.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;