A woman known as Harira Muhammad Tudun Murtala has been presented before a Kano Upper Shari’a Court located in the Post Office district of Kano Municipality for reportedly entering into nuptials with two husbands concurrently.
Harira and her initial spouse, Sagiru Shuaibu T/Murtala, have been wed for six months and residing apart.
During his visit to her home, he is said to have discovered another man on their conjugal bed, prompting him to notify the neighbors about the situation.
When she appeared in court, the woman initially denied her marriage to her first husband; however, when commanded by the judge to take an oath on the Qur’an, she changed her story.
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The second husband, Bello Abdullahi Yankaba, also testified that their marriage was arranged by her uncle, Abdullahi Umar, following the payment of a bride price of N100,000.
The judge, Khadi Munzali Tanko Soron-Dinki, ordered further investigation by the police and mandated that both the woman and her second husband be detained in a custodial facility until May 16.