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The police on Saturday arrested a man, Bilyaminu Abdullahi, for stabbing his ex-wife, Shafa’atu Sule, moments after a Shariah court dissolved their marriage.
The police said the incident occurred in Rano Local Government Area of
The court had also ordered the woman to pay Mr Abdullahi N20,000 as a refund of her bride price.
But the decision did not go down well with Mr Abdullahi so he pulled out a knife and stabbed his now ex-wife and her brother, Adamu Saleh.
Mr Abdullahi had pleaded with the court not to dissolve the marriage.
The police spokesperson in Kano, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said Mr Abdullahi’s violent reaction happened in the court premises shortly after the court ruling.