Zainab Musa, a 25-year-old woman, has returned the N100,000 dowry she received from her husband, Musa Sani, in exchange for a divorce at the Rigasa Shari'a Court in Kaduna. The court granted the divorce through Khul'i (redemption), an Islamic ruling that allows a woman to redeem herself from marriage.

The couple's two-year-old marriage was dissolved after efforts to reconcile them through their parents proved unsuccessful. The husband, Musa Sani, accepted the returned dowry and agreed to provide upkeep allowance for their child.

The judge, Malam Mukhtar Aliyu, confirmed the dissolution of the marriage and ordered Zainab to start observing her iddah (a waiting period) immediately. The iddah is a three-month period during which a divorced woman cannot remarry, and its purpose is to determine the paternity of any child born after the divorce.

The judge also stated that either party can appeal the judgment within 30 days if they are not satisfied with the decision.