Court orders man to pay N140,000 feeding allowance for child

A Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State on Monday ordered one Bilya Isah to pay the sum of N140,000 as feeding allowance for his child.

The Judge, Malam Kabir Muhammad, gave the ruling after one Rabi Musa, an ex-wife to the defendant prayed the court to grant her custody of her one year and seven months old son.

The Judge granted her custody and ordered Isah to pay N140, 000 as feeding allowance for the seven months he failed to provide and to continue paying N10, 000 monthly.

Earlier, the complainant said through her counsel, A. Badamasi that her ex husband had neglected their child for seven months and prayed the court to order him to pay N1 million as compensation for the months he missed.

She also prayed the court to order the defendant to pay N30, 000 monthly feeding allowances.

Meanwhile, the defendant on his part said he can only afford N3, 000 monthly allowance.