A Shari’a Court sitting in Kaduna has issued a mandatory order for a medical pregnancy test to resolve a legal dispute between a prominent businessman and his divorced wife over claims of an unborn child.
In a dramatic legal development highlighting the intersection of customary law and modern medical verification, a Shari’a Court sitting in the Magajin Gari area of Kaduna State has officially ordered a comprehensive medical pregnancy test to be conducted on a recently divorced woman, Khadija Abdurrahman.
The presiding judge, Malam Mu’awiya Shehu, issued the explicit directive mandating both parties involved in the matrimonial dispute to immediately visit the Yusuf Dantsoho General Hospital, a recognized healthcare facility within the Kaduna metropolis, to undergo the necessary clinical examination.
Furthermore, Judge Shehu ordered the estranged couple to return to the courtroom and formally present the verified medical results of the laboratory analysis on the upcoming adjourned date fixed for August 11, 2026.
The formal judicial intervention followed a passionate plea brought before the court by a Kaduna-based businessman, Muhammad Auwal, who sought the definitive assistance of the legal system to ascertain the true status of his former spouse regarding an alleged pregnancy.
Speaking through his legal counsel, M. Salahuddeen, the plaintiff explained that he had officially divorced Abdurrahman earlier this year in March, effectively terminating their marital union.
The defense counsel argued that following the separation, the respondent repeatedly contacted his client with highly inconsistent and unverified claims concerning an ongoing pregnancy, alleging that she would call to assert she was expecting a child, only to later call back and state the exact opposite.
Addressing the court regarding his true intentions, Auwal stated that the primary objective of his legal action was to achieve absolute certainty, noting that if the medical test confirms a positive pregnancy, he stands fully prepared to accept complete paternal responsibility and provide the necessary financial and emotional support for the child.
Conversely, the businessman maintained that if the clinical results prove negative, the court should issue a strict, binding restraining order preventing his former wife from contacting or disturbing his peace in the future.
In her defense before the court, Abdurrahman vehemently denied the allegations of harassment, countering that she had only contacted her former husband on a single occasion to inform him of the developing situation, while alleging that it was actually Auwal who had been repeatedly disturbing her with unsolicited phone calls since their separation.
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