{"id":36892,"date":"2020-10-28T09:50:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T09:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=36892"},"modified":"2020-10-28T09:51:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T09:51:07","slug":"court-orders-atikus-son-to-hand-over-children-to-ex-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=36892","title":{"rendered":"Court orders Atiku\u2019s son to hand over children to ex-wife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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An Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered Alhaji Atiku Abubakar\u2019s son to hand over custody of their three sons to his ex-wife, Maryam Sherif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abubakar<\/a> is the son of Nigeria\u2019s former vice president of the same name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judge, Bashir Danmaisule, who delivered the judgment, said the custody of children lies in the hands of the mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that since the plaintiff was not married the said authority stands but if she was married, the custody of the children would be to her mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judge said the defendant could not establish any default against the plaintiff to deprive her of her children under Islamic law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He expunged the testimonies of five witnesses produced by the defendant during the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAny aggrieved party can appeal the judgment within 30 days from today,\u201d Justice Danmaisule added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The defendant and his lawyer, Abdullahi Hassan were absent in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abubakar got married to the defendant on February 2, 2012, and the union produced three boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were separated in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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