A mother of two, Hafsat Yusuf, on Wednesday, dragged her ex-husband, Muhammad Ahmad, to a Shari’a Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, over alleged debt owed her and non-payment of monthly maintenance.

The complainant’s lawyer, I.M Umar, told the court that his client and the defendant got married in 2017, had two children aged 8 and 5 and got divorced in 2025.

He alleged that the complainant had been taking care of the children, adding that she once paid the children’s school fees totalling N200,500 for a whole session.

He added that his client wanted the defendant Mr Ahmad to pay back the school fees because it was his responsibility and not hers.

Mr Umar also prayed the court to make the defendant take responsibility for the children’s school, hospital, feeding fees, well-being and N150,000 for monthly maintenance.

He equally asked that the complainant be given access to pick up her LG fridge and gold necklace allegedly worth three grams at the defendant’s house.

The defendant in his defence said he had sent his ex-wife N100, 000 for first term school fees of the children expressing his disagreement on the amount she said she paid.

Mr Ahmad added that he had been giving the complainant N30,000 monthly and could only continue giving that same amount.

“I will return her fridge to her but I don’t know anything regarding her gold necklace; and I want proof of the amount she paid for their school fees,” he said.

The judge, Yakubu Abdullahi, adjourned the case to September 2 for the complainant to produce her witnesses and present evidence of school fees payment.

(NAN)