NEWS Woman arraigned for defrauding fiancé N10m, challenges court’s jurisdiction

Awoman, Fatima Sanusi, who is standing trial for defrauding her fiancé of N10 million 10 days to their wedding, has through her counsel, Barrister Bala Adamu, filed a preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the court on the matter.

The mother of two was arraigned before a magistrates’ court in Barnawa, Kaduna State, for defrauding her fiancé, Umar Oruma, and declared she was no longer interested in the consummation of the marriage 10 days to the wedding, and reportedly got married to the father of her children instead.

At the resumed hearing yesterday in Kaduna, Barr Adamu filed the preliminary objection to the counsel to the plaintiff, Abdulbasit Suleiman.

However, Barr Suleiman said he had five witnesses in court, but noted that, “We were served with a notice of preliminary objection at 9.55am on Wednesday, and in view of this, we acknowledge a short date for hearing of the preliminary objection.”

The Magistrate, Aliyu Dogara, adjourned the case to February 1, 2022.

The federal government has trained Sanitation Desk Officers (SDOs) across the 20 local government areas (LGAs) in Ogun State to promote toilet uptake in ending the practice of open defecation in the state.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development and Water Resources, Mr Adetunji Kanimodo, said the state government would continue to support the federal government’s policies of eradicating open defecation.

He, therefore, enjoined the SDOs to take the training serious and use the knowledge gained for the betterment of their communities.