Kaduna -A  housemaid, Rukayya Adam  has told a sharia court in Kaduna that she heard Sa’adiya Shuaibu apologising to her husband Muhammad Adamu over the paternity of her two- month old son.

Rukayya was at the court as a witness in a case of paternity denial between Sa’adiya and her husband, Muhammad Adamu.

She said that she heard Sa’adiya, who was pregnant then, begging her husband to forgive her that the pregnancy did not belong to him.

Rukayya said she overheard them talking over the issue, while she was doing her domestic chores close to the couple’s living room.

Another witness, Malam Samaila Ya’u also told the court that he was present at the time  Sa’adiya‘s father, Malam Shuaibu apologised to Adamu over the issue.

“Shuaibu told us that he interrogated the girl and found out that the girl got  pregnant before her marriage  to  Adamu.

“ Sa’adiya’s father told us that he would  further interrogate her to know the person responsible for the pregnancy to credit the child’s paternity to him.“

“The father pleaded with Adamu in my presence to keep the nursing  mother  for two days as  he will send for  her and her property.“

Ya’u, however, said Adamu had told Sa’adiya’s father that he had already divorced her.

Reacting to the witness’ testimony, Sa’adiya  denied that  her father told Adamu that she got pregnant before the marriage.

She, however, did not deny the testimony given by her former housemaid.

The presiding judge Malam Ibrahim Inuwa said the court would like to hear from the complainant’s mother because her name was  mentioned.

He said that the court would make further investigation before giving its verdict on issue.

Inuwa, therefore, ordered Sa’adiya’s mother to appear before the court and adjourned the hearing till Dec. 19, for continuation of hearing.

Sa’adiya, was delivered  of  her son  five months after her marriage with Adamu.

The development  stirred  controversy between the husband and the wife over the paternity of the child.(NAN)