The sixteenth Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II on Monday threatened to take away any conventional title holder below his area that beat his spouse.
The monarch made the comment at Bayero College Kano, on the opening of the 2024 Nationwide Dialogue on the function of Islamic Opinion Leaders within the prevention of Gender-based violence in Northern Nigeria.
The normal ruler additionally referred to as for an pressing assessment of part 55 of the penal code regulation of Nigeria, which allows husbands to right their wives as a result of gross abuse of the supply within the Northern a part of the nation.
The part as encapsulated within the Penal Code Regulation permits a husband to “right” his spouse whether it is throughout the bounds of lawful customs and doesn’t trigger “grievous harm”.
The previous CBN Governor cited a documented case examine performed throughout 9 Shari’a courts in Kano, revealing 45 per cent of gender-based violence out of the whole circumstances being dealt with on the courts.
Based on him, the analysis additionally indicated a number of situations the place wives, because of violent abuse, suffered damaged tooth and broken jaws whereas many had been left with thorough beating by the hands of their husbands.
The normal ruler additionally cited a number of provisions of Islamic jurisprudence that prohibited violence towards girls, saying that the federal government should criminalise any act of maltreatment towards girls in a wedding.
“Husbands that beat wives for any purpose, are being animalistic. And if we get to some extent in our society the place individuals are not restrained from beating their wives, the federal government ought to make it a criminal offense. It ought to be prohibited.
“Within the twenty fourth century, if the Northern a part of the nation nonetheless held part 55 of the penal code that enables husbands to beat their wives, such a bit ought to be eliminated. Nigeria ought to emulate the household legal guidelines of Islamic nations that prohibit such acts.
“When my daughters are getting married, I largely inform their husbands, if you happen to don’t like them anymore, ship them again to me, don’t beat them. And my conventional title holders additionally know. Should you beat your spouse, you lose your title. On the similar time, we should train our women to respect their husbands. Marriage is constructed upon love, mercy and mutual respect between husband and spouse,” Sanusi mentioned.
On his half, the Director of the Centre for Islamic Civilisation and Interfaith Dialogue, Bayero College, Kano, Dr. Taofeek Abubakar Hussein mentioned the centre is dedicated to selling understanding of the function of Islamic students towards gender violence.
Director of Partnership and Strategic Communications, Improvement Analysis and Initiatives Centre, Dr. Hassan Karofi defined the occasion was a part of 16 days of activism to finish gender-based violence in Northern Nigeria.
“With the theme, Islamic Teachings and Group Collaboration for the top of Gender-Based mostly Violence, the occasion goals to strengthen the voice of Islamic