Hisbah Group arrest Woman for marrying two Men
Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested one Hauwa Ali, 37 for allegedly marrying two husbands. Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Lawan Fagge, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, that the suspect was arrested on Monday after her first husband, Bello Ibrahim, 45, who was critically ill and taken to his village for treatment, reported the case.
“After waiting for some time she thought he was dead and proceeded to marry the second husband, Bala Abdulsalam”. Abdulsalam, 40 years old, who claimed to have paid a dowry of N20,000 to her after she had six children for her first husband.
The spokesman said Ibrahim, after recovering from the sickness, was brought back to the house only to find out that his wife had married another man.
“The woman at the moment has three or four children for the second husband. She claimed the first husband had divorced her but he denied ever divorcing her,” Fagge said. The woman would be charged to court after conclusion of investigation.
