KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).
Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...
Justice M.A Onyetenu of the Federal High Court Osogbo,Osun State,June 8,2017 granted the 3rd,5th and 6th defendants bail in the case of conspiracy and money laundering brought against the former members of the Governing Council of the Osun State College of Education,Ila-Orangun,Osun State.They include David Olayinka Olojede,Akingbade Latilo,Dr. Gbadamosi Basiru,Oluwafemi Kujembola.Others are: Amobi Yunusa Akintola and Ogungbemi Olatokunbo.Bashiru {3rd defendant}, Akintola {5th defendant} and Olatokunbo {6th defendant} were granted bail in the sum of N20 Million each with two sureties who have landed properties within Osogbo.The defendants are to deposit their International Passport with the court.One of the sureties must be a civil servant on grade level 16 and must depose to an affidavit of means.However,the applications for bail of the 1st defendant,David Olayinka Olojede,2nd defendant,Akingbade Latilo and 4th defendant,Oluwafemi Kujembola were dismissed by the court.They are to remain in prisons custody pending conclusion of trial.The defendants,who were arraigned Wednesday May 18,2017 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,are standing trial on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy and money laundering.The Commission got wind of their activities through a petition alleging that they were involved in abuse of office and misappropriation of N125 Million Tetfund Special Intervention Fund released to the College for the building of a Lecture Theater.The defendants as members of the Governing Council allegedly released the sum of N102 Million to the contractor DigitPro Engineering Technology Ltd chaired by one Mr John Ojemuyiwa Ojokerede {Who is also standing trial before the High Court of Osun State sitting at Ede on a separate charge}.Investigations revealed that upon the release of the mobilization fee to the contractor,the contractor deducted a bribe of N43 Million from the original sum to the Council members as kick back and never executed the contract.The sum was collected by the 1st Defendant,David Olayinka Olojede and subsequently distributed to the other defendants,who were also members of the council.
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