A Sharia Court in Jogana has adjourned a ₦5.25 million lawsuit filed against common TikToker Fatima Tabatul by Muhammad Abdulkadir, who’s searching for 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 based mostly on her promise of marriage, which he claims she later failed to 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 suit.
However, the plaintiff’s lawyer, Yasir Garba Mukhtar, opposed the appliance, insisting that the defence had not offered adequate authorized causes to point out 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 resolution 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.
