Man to be beaten 80 strokes of cane for calling sister-in-law a prostitute
A Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gar, Kaduna state has ordered a man, Shuaibu Umar who called his sister in-law, Suwaiba Abdulkadir a prostitute to receive a judgement of 80 strokes of cane. Suwaiba Abdulkadir filed a case against her brother-in-law, Shuaibu of defamation of character after they had a little misunderstanding. “Shuaibu is my husband’s younger brother and we had a misunderstanding; we exchanged words and he called me a prostitute. “I want this honorable court to grant me justice, as what my brother-in-law said about me has tarnished my image,’’ she said. Shuaibu however agreed calling his sister in law a prostitute and admitted he did it under aggression and thus, have no regret whatsoever for calling her such. “I was hurt when she called me a drug addict and a thief; that was why I called her a prostitute and I won’t go back on my words,’’ he said. The judge, Mallam Dahiru Lawal, ruled that Umar be given 80 lashes of cane after giving...