Tag: #KadunaCourt
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KADUNA MAN CANED 15 TIMES FOR STEALING PHONES IN CHURCH
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced Kingsley Timothy, 23, to 15 strokes of the cane for stealing two phones valued at N650,000 from a church. Kingsley, from Narayi, pleaded guilty to theft and begged for leniency. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel warned Kingsley to desist from crime, saying the court would be less lenient if…
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SHARI’A COURT HEARS CUSTODY BATTLE OVER FOUR-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON IN KADUNA
Grandmother seeks custody amid family dispute, highlighting custody rules under Shari’a law. Karimatu Sulaiman, a grandmother, pleaded to a Shari’a court in Kaduna for custody of her 4-year-old grandson after her divorced daughter remarried. Represented by counsel Usman Umar, she argued that her daughter’s remarriage nullifies her custody rights and asked for a N30,000 monthly…
