Mrs Rayila Lawal on Wednesday dragged one Salisu Salele, the boyfriend of her daughter, Bilikisu Lawal to a Sharia Court judge in Kaduna State for the court to compel him to marry her daughter or leave her alone.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Bilikisu’s mother dragged Salele before the court asking it to compel him to marry her daughter if he truly loves her or to leave her alone if he was not ready for marriage.
Mrs Lawal told the court that she had met with Salele’s mother on the matter but that she told her that her son was not ready for marriage yet.
“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,” Rayila said.
She reiterated that she was ready to give her daughter out in marriage if Salele was ready.
However, in defence, Salele said he loved the girl but that he would not be ready for marriage until two years’ time.
“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,” Salele told the court.
After hearing from both parties in the case, the court judge, Malam Salisu Abubakar-Tureta offered to pay N100,000 dowry to assist Salele to marry his heartthrob Ms Lawal.
He told Salele to go and think about the offer and appraise the court about his decision on September 6, the adjourned date of his case.