March 06, (THEWILL) – Kannywood actress, Hadiza Gabon’s criminal case has been transferred to an Upper Sharia Court in Kaduna State.
A Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, on Friday, transferred the breach of trust and cheating suit filed against the popular actress, to an Upper Sharia Court.
The Judge, Isiyaku Abdulrahman, transferred the case to the Upper Sharia’s Court in Tudun Wada, following the complainant’s counsel, Nurudeen Murtala’s prayer.
While transferring the case, the judge accused the counsel of wanting to waste the court’s time.
”You have two options. One is for me to strike out the case or transfer it to another court,” the judge said.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Bala Musa, a civil servant, had dragged the actress to court for refusing to marry him.
Musa told the court that he has spent so much on the actress with the hope that she would marry him.
“So far, I have spent N396,000 on her. Anytime she asks for money, I give her without hesitation, with the hope that we will marry,” he said.
The defendant, who spoke through her counsel, Bar. Mubarak Sani, had denied knowing Musa, saying she had never seen or met him and had no relationship with him whatsoever.
The complainant’s counsel had presented a copy of the bank statement to the court and told the court that some four persons were the recipients of the money claimed to be sent to the defendant.
Two out of the four, Fatima Abdullahi and Abdullahi Yusuf, claimed to be the defendant’s friend and personal assistant respectively.
They pleaded guilty to impersonating the actress and receiving money in her name and asked the court to forgive them.
Briefly, after the proceedings, the actress’s counsel told newsmen that they wanted the court to discharge and acquit his client as she had not cheated or breached any trust as accused earlier.
The complainant’s counsel on the other hand said he only wanted justice for all.
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