Court adjourns ₦5.25m swimsuit towards TikToker over failed marriage promise

A Sharia Court in Jogana has adjourned a ₦5.25 million lawsuit filed towards standard TikToker Fatima Tabatul by Muhammad Abdulkadir, who’s in search of a refund of cash he claims to have spent on her after she allegedly promised to marry him.

Abdulkadir is demanding ₦5,252,077, alleging that he spent the cash on Tabatul primarily based on her promise of marriage, which he claims she later didn’t fulfil.

The case got here up for listening to on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, earlier than Judge Kamalu Haruna Durumin Iya.

During the listening to, the defendant’s lawyer, Usman Umar Abdullahi, challenged the court docket’s jurisdiction, arguing that it lacked the authorized authority to listen to the case. He requested the choose to strike out the swimsuit.

However, the plaintiff’s lawyer, Yasir Garba Mukhtar, opposed the applying, insisting that the defence had not offered adequate authorized causes to indicate that the court docket lacked jurisdiction.

Mukhtar maintained that the court docket had the authorized energy to listen to and decide the matter.

After listening to each legal professionals, Judge Durumin Iya adjourned the case till November 3, 2026, when the court docket is anticipated to ship its ruling on the jurisdictional problem.

The choice will decide whether or not the Sharia Court can proceed to listen to the principle case over the cash Abdulkadir claims to have spent following the alleged promise of marriage.