The sixteenth Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II on Monday threatened to take away any conventional identify holder underneath his area that beat his spouse.
The monarch made the commentary at Bayero College Kano, on the opening of the 2024 Nationwide Discussion at the function of Islamic Opinion Leaders within the prevention of Gender-based violence in Northern Nigeria.
The normal ruler also referred to as for an pressing evaluation of category 55 of the penal code regulation of Nigeria, which allows husbands to proper their other halves because of improper abuse of the availability within the Northern a part of the rustic.
The category as encapsulated within the Penal Code Regulation permits a husband to “correct” his spouse whether it is throughout the bounds of lawful customs and does now not reason “grievous hurt”.
The previous CBN Governor cited a documented case find out about carried out throughout 9 Shari’a courts in Kano, revealing 45 consistent with cent of gender-based violence out of the overall circumstances being treated on the courts.
In line with him, the analysis additionally indicated a number of circumstances the place other halves, on account of violent abuse, suffered damaged tooth and broken jaws future many had been removed from thorough beating by the hands in their husbands.
The normal ruler additionally cited a number of provisions of Islamic jurisprudence that opposed violence towards ladies, pronouncing that the federal government will have to criminalise any office of maltreatment towards ladies in a wedding.
“Husbands that beat other halves for any reason why, are being animalistic. And if we get to some degree in our population the place family aren’t prohibited from beating their other halves, the federal government will have to form it a criminal offense. It will have to be opposed.
“Within the twenty fourth century, if the Northern a part of the rustic nonetheless held category 55 of the penal code that permits husbands to overcome their other halves, any such category will have to be got rid of. Nigeria will have to emulate the community regulations of Islamic international locations that forbid such acts.
“When my daughters are getting married, I mostly tell their husbands, if you don’t like them anymore, send them back to me, don’t beat them. And my traditional title holders also know. If you beat your wife, you lose your title. At the same time, we must teach our girls to respect their husbands. Marriage is built upon love, mercy and mutual respect between husband and wife,” Sanusi stated.
On his phase, the Director of the Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Interfaith Discussion, Bayero College, Kano, Dr. Taofeek Abubakar Hussein stated the centre is dedicated to selling working out of the function of Islamic students towards gender violence.
Director of Partnership and Strategic Communications, Building Analysis and Initiatives Centre, Dr. Hassan Karofi defined the development was once a part of 16 days of activism to finish gender-based violence in Northern Nigeria.
“With the theme, Islamic Teachings and Nation Collaboration for the top of Gender-Primarily based Violence, the development objectives to reinforce the expression of Islamic