‘I slept with her six times only’ – Man denies wife’s pregnancy in court
A 38-year-old man, Samaila Salisu, denied the paternity of his estranged wife, Maryam Ibrahim’s month-old pregnancy during a court hearing at the Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Tuesday.
Salisu said: ”I had intercourse with her only six times since we got married in 2022″.
“I am not aware of any pregnancy. I am just hearing the news today. I am sure the pregnancy doesn’t belong to me. I have witnesses that can testify that the pregnancy isn’t mine because she left our matrimonial home since August 2022,” he said.
In response, Ibrahim claimed that the baby belonged to Salisu.
“We used to spend time together even after I left my matrimonial home. My husband failed to keep his promise to take care of me. I wasn’t comfortable in the village where he kept me. In the village, my breakfast is pap without sugar and leftover food. At home, I take tea with milk and bread. I couldn’t cope living in the village,” she said.
Salisu had earlier urged the court to interpret the position of their marriage, stating that his wife had left his house and all efforts made to get her to return had failed.
The judge, Malam Isiyaku Abdulrahman, adjourned the matter until May 30 for the complainant to present witnesses testifying that his wife cheated and got pregnant.
He also warned that if the witnesses failed to convince the court, the complainant would be punished for lying and defaming his wife.
