A businessman, Harisu Yahaya, on Monday told an area court in Kubwa, Abuja, that the devil pushed him into impregnating his girlfriend, Maryam Muhammad.
Yahaya was responding to a petition filed by Maryam seeking maintenance claims regarding their six-year-old daughter.
In his response, Yahaya said that he did not have the capability to pay for his daughter’s school fees in the said school.
He said, “I am the father of the child. I am not married to the plaintiff; it was the work of the devil that made me to impregnate ”
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The plaintiff, however, told the court that she would want Yahaya to take custody of the child.
She said, “He has parents and our daughter can stay with them. I will withdraw my peti-tion for maintenance if he takes our daughter.”
Responding, Yahaya said that his mother could not take care of his daughter.
Earlier, Maryam said that since the birth of their daughter, Yahaya had not provided for her.
She said, “Yahaya gave me N2,000 for feeding and sent another N2,000 for Sallah clothes but neglected our daughter afterwards.
“I want the court to order him to provide for his daughter and pay her school fees.”
The Judge, Ibrahim Rufai, ordered Maryam to write a fresh application for custody and bring the daughter to court. (NAN)
