Man drags neighbour to court over noisy grinding machine
Kasimu told the court that, Bilkisu, who is his uncle’s wife, was causing his hypertensive mother more stress by continuously using the noisy grinding machine in their compound.
According to him, his mother was mandated by a medical doctor to rest in a peaceful environment but that is allegedly being thwarted by the noisy machine. “She doesn’t have any specific time for grinding, she puts on the machine at any time of the day,” the complainant told the court.
Kasimu also accused the defendant of littering the
compound with dirt and the droppings of chickens she reared.
He said that he brought the matter to court after
several efforts to see that his uncle prevailed on the matter failed.
In her defence, Abdullahi told the court that the
grinding machine is the main source of income for her family and have been
using it for seven years due to the inability of her sick husband to fend for
them.
She also denied the claim that her chickens
littered the compound with droppings, saying the chickens were few and normally
go out of the compound to fend for themselves.
The Judge, Malam Musa Sa’ad enjoined the parties
to live peacefully, reminding them that every neighbour has rights upon his
neighbour in Islam.
He said that the court would visit the house to
see the grinding machine and other issues raised by Kasimu to arrive at an
amicable settlement.
Saad adjourned the case to June 12, for further
hearing.
Tribune
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