A Kaduna judge has offered N100,000 dowry to assist a university student, Salisu Salele to marry his heartthrob, Bilkisu Lawal.
Mr Salele was dragged before a Sharia Court judge in Kaduna, Malam Salisu Abubakar Tureta, by Bilkisu’s mother, Rayila Lawal, asking the court to compel him to marry her daughter if he truly loves her or to leave her if he was not ready for marriage.
During the court sitting on Wednesday, Mr Tureta offered to pay the dowry for Salele. He told Salele to go and think about the offer and appraise the court about his decision on Sept. 6, the adjourned date of his case.
Mrs Lawal said, “We live in the same area and he has been coming to meet my daughter without our consent as her parents.
“I met his mother to notify her about the issue and she said her son was not ready for marriage.
“Salele changed tactics and stopped visiting my daughter but continued calling her on phone to meet him at appointed places.
“I don’t want him to spoil the good upbringing I gave my daughter over the years, hence my decision to bring him to court.”
She said she was ready to give her daughter out in marriage if Salele was ready.
In his defence, Mr Salele said he loved the girl but that he would not be ready for marriage until two years’ time.
He said, “I am an undergraduate studying in one of the federal universities and will not want to be distracted by marriage.
“Besides, I don’t have dowry and I am still living with my parents.”
