Widower sues mother-in-law for allegedly asking daughter to beg for alms

A widower, Mubarak Hussaini, on Tuesday, dragged his late wife’s mother, Farida Ismail before a Shari’a Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State for allegedly pushing his three-year -old daughter to beg for alms. Hussaini ‘s counsel, Mr Musa Haruna, told the court that his client’s mother-in-law told people that the child was an orphan […]

A widower, Mubarak Hussaini, on Tuesday, dragged his late wife’s mother, Farida Ismail before a Shari’a Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State for allegedly pushing his three-year -old daughter to beg for alms.

Hussaini ‘s counsel, Mr Musa Haruna, told the court that his client’s mother-in-law told people that the child was an orphan to make them feel sorry for her in order to get monetary support.

“She has no means of taking care of the child because she is a widow with 10 children under her care,’’ he said.

He prayed the court to consider the welfare of the child and grant custody of the child to Hussaini or his own mother.

In her defence, the defendant denied taking her granddaughter with her to beg for alms.

” I receive gifts from people as goodwill. (NAN)

 

” I am a businesswoman who goes to different markets to get goods. Most times I travel for my business.

‘’He (Hussaini) voluntarily gave her the child to me to take care of after my daughter died,” she said. (NAN)