A sharia court sitting at Unguwar Gwaza in Gusau metropolis of Zamfara State has banished one Jaafar Ibra-him of College of Education, Sokoto, to Kaduna, for camping his girlfriend without the consent of her parents.

When the case came up for hearing, her 70-year-old father told the court that his daughter was missing from his house since the Eid-el-fitr celebration.

According to him, when the family set up a search team, it was discovered that her boyfriend had camped her in a secluded house.

“We sent emissaries to the teenager to appeal to him to release my daughter but to no avail,” he said.

The father told the court that his daughter had a suitor who had paid her dowry, saying that “her wedding is just around the corner. Honestly speaking, we were ashamed of what we are going to tell him.”

Testifying before the court, the embattled teenager told the court that he decided to keep his girlfriend because she told him that her parents wanted to marry her off to a man she did not love.

In his ruling, the presiding judge said having heard from the plaintiff and defendant, the court had no option but to banish the accused to a place of his choice, Kaduna.

The judge also ruled that the girl should remain indoors till when she would find a husband, while she was also banned from using handsets.

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Where are WE?
written by Solomon8, September 21, 2012

Banishment?!! Where are we here,7th Century AD Arabia?

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Useless
written by Andy Anderson, September 21, 2012

In fact, I wonder the kind of Sharia law that will empower a 70 yr old man to choose a man for his daughter at this 20th Century.
For the court to banish the young woman not to use handset is to tell you that the Sharia lawyers has no brain.

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written by peero1, September 21, 2012

The boy had better flee cos if the girl should get pregnant they will cut off his head. Sharia for you.

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written by Sayo Ojo Gbemi, September 21, 2012

Not only his head will be cut off but his thing...... what a people!

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Sacrificail wife.
written by Ladej, September 21, 2012

Stupid leaders with useless instinct,what a shameful act on the part of this parents,Iyawo sara(sacrificail wife).

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11th Century Justice
written by Baynu, September 21, 2012

This is the system of justice that Boko Haram seeks to impose on all Nigerians.

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Nonsence
written by Jeannot, September 21, 2012

This is stupidity.That is Sharia for you the Boko haram people.

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Sharia
written by pa, September 21, 2012

This people are drawing Nigeria backward.

How on earth would a young guy be banished from a community because he protected his girl friend from being given out in marriage to a man she never loved. Nawaooooo

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Banishment from Gusau
written by bakar, September 21, 2012

What makes me to get pissed off by this sharia, is that it only affects the poor masses.The elites who have guest houses to even keep people's wives are never tried.God help this people and this country.

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rubbish
written by Lolly, September 21, 2012

what stupid nonsense. if this what they call justice, then i think something is definitely wrong with this muslim(boko haram)judges. in this 21st century, banishment is even an injustice to human right and can u imagine what d muslim boko harams want to turn this country to? one religion! God forbid bad thing. Amen

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