By Uthman-Baba Naseer, Minna

A retired Director in the Niger State Ministry of Environment,Alhaji Usman Garba Ibeto,has dragged his estranged wife Hauwa Isah Ango before a Minna Upper Sharia Court paying the court to allow access to his two children.

The retired civil Servant who approached the court through his counsel Abdulhakeem Musa Ahmed Esq.in a writ filed before the court, prayed the court that the plaintiff is entitled to unfetted access to his children without any harassment from the defendant.

The counsel also prayed the court to declare an order directing the defendant to release his children, namely Hauwa Usman Garba Ibeto and Mohammed Usman Garba Ibeto every weekend from Friday 4:00 hours to Sunday 4:00 hours.

The plaintiff further requested the court to his children to attend every occasions or Sallah celebration along with him and their other siblings in the interest of Justice and fairness “ so that he can as well parent his children and for such order as the honourable court deem fit to make in the circumstances of the case”

However, in his submission,the counsel representing the defendant, El-Surur Mohammed Abubakar Esq.argued that the plaintiff has no evidence to show to the court that he was denied access to his children by the defendants.

He requested the counsel to present his evidence that the defendant has ever been denied access to their children as claimed by the plaintiff.

At this point the counsel to the plaintiff prayed the court to grant him a new date to file his evidence to enable him present his evidence a request that was granted by the presiding judge Mallam Abdullahi Ahmed.

The case has now been adjourned to 22nd July,2026 for full hearing.

Hauwa Ango Isah has earlier dragged her estranged husband to a Chief Magistrate Court number one on the allegations of assaulting her in his house at M.I Wushishi Housing Estate in Minna.

She reported the case before Tudunwada divisional Police Command alleging that Alhaji Garba Ibeto along with his wife Hajiya Balkisu and his son Bilal Usman Garba jointly assaulted her coursing body harm on her.

He was arraigned on three count charges by the Police and granted bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties who must be resident of Minna. The Chief Magistrate, Murtala Bala Ibrahim then adjourned the case to 9th July,2026 for further mention.

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By our correspondent

The Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has commended the Inspector General of Police IG Tunji Disu and the Osun state police Command for the arrest of one of the Osun state political hoodlums in person of Saheed Kareem Tanfeani.

It will be recalled that Tanfeani is alleged to be involved in the gruesome murder of Ezekiel Olapade around the premises of Irepodun local Government last Sunday.

Governor Adeleke however charged the police to intensify the manhunt for the arrest of Asiri Eniba, Delaw, Ojuyobo, Aleba, Lucifer, Lasisi and other thugs terrorising the state.

While urging the police to ensure thorough investigation and proper prosecution of the suspect, the governor repeated the earlier call for the change in the leadership of the Anti-cultism team of the state police.

The governor identified the continued presence of Eluku as the head of the anti-cultism team as a dark spot due to his identification with Asiri Eniba and other APC thugs.

“The arrest of Saheed and Akilapa is a good development. We are watching to see how far the police will prove its readiness to enforce the law and secure our people. For now, we thank the IGP, the Deputy Inspector General of Police and others who make this possible.