In a curious case, a 25-year old student has been ordered by an area court in Gombe State to pay the sum of N80, 000 to his fiancée as parts of claims for ‘damages’ he inflicted on her within the two years in which they co-habited as lovers.
Binta Williams had dragged the defendant, simply identified as David before the Upper Area Court II, Gombe, accused him as having “camped and used” her for almost two years in his room, while promising to marry her. She also claimed that she was impregnated twice by the defendant and made to abort the pregnancies; while he promised to marry her once he graduated within three years.
However, she said that the defendant had harassed her and thrown her belongings away, telling her that the “relationship is over,” and that despite all her efforts to resolve issues, he did not want to see her again.
“He used and dumped me, after sleeping with me for quite long; he said he would marry me, but he didn’t. Now, I am claiming damages of humanity,” Wiliams told the court.
Williams also said that she had reported him to the nearest police station for them to be reconciled.
The defendant admitted to having impregnated her and making her to abort the pregnancy twice.
Binta prayed the court to make David pay her the sum of N500,000 for the damages, but the judge, Alhaji Salihu Baffa, advisedly ruled that the accused pay her only N80, 000.
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