An alleged minor has
disassociated herself from her
church over lawsuit against her
conversion to Islam.


A girl, Habiba Ishaku , 18, on Wednesday
disassociated herself from a suit
purportedly instituted on her behalf by
a foundation and the Evangelical
Church Winning All (ECWA) over her
conversion to Islam.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that the girl had eloped, embraced Islam and
married one Jamilu Lawal in Kankara Local
Government Area of Katsina State.
Her father, Mr Ishaku Tanko , had gone to a
Katsina High Court in collaboration with
Trustees of Stefanos Foundation and ECWA to
challenge the action, claiming that Habiba
was a minor.

During the court sitting on Wednesday, the
judge, Justice Baraka Iliyasu-Wali , drew the
attention of the plaintiff and defence counsels
to a letter addressed to the court by Habiba,
disassociating herself from the suit.
In the letter, Habiba also disputed the claim
that she is a minor, putting her age as 18.
In his submission, counsel to the plaintiff, Mr
Bawa Yakubu , urged the court to disregard
the letter, arguing that since it was written in
Hausa language, it should not be admitted as
a document before the court.
He insisted that Habiba was still a minor, and
therefore not legally entitled to take such
decisions on her own.
However, the defence counsel, Mr Abu Umar,
averred that the subject matter in the case
was Habiba, who had written the letter to the
court disassociating herself from the case.
Umar maintained that the girl has the right to
write to the court to inform it of her stand.
The counsel further argued that since the
letter was written in Hausa language and
translated to the court in English language,
then, it can stand as concrete document
before the court.

“Even if she is a minor as argued by the
defence, there is no law that prevent a minor
from expressing his or her views according to
the Nigerian Constitution.
“Habiba also told the court in her letter that
she is 18 years and not 14 years, as been
speculated,” he said, and prayed the court to
accept the letter.”
In her ruling, the judge said that Habiba
would be summoned to appear before the
court to explain whether she was the author
of the letter or not.
She adjourned the case to Jan. 25, for
continuation of hearing.


http://katsinapost.com/2017/01/13/in-katsina-christian-girl-disowns-church-over-suit-against-her-conversion-to-islam/

Hmmm...

Fight your own battles.

We are watching the legalization of kidnap of female minors.
Right before our very eyes.
Its sadistic, to say the least