Kannywood actress Hadiza Aliyu, popularly known as Hadiza Gabon, has taken legal action against Bala Musa, a civil servant.
The lawsuit, filed in a Magistrates’ court on Daura Road, Kaduna, accuses Musa of defamation of character.
Hadiza Gabon’s counsel, Mr. Mubarak Sani, stated that the actress had been subjected to negative reactions and comments from the public due to false allegations made by the defendant.
These allegations included claims that she cheated Musa by accepting his money but refused to marry him, allegations that were proven false.
Bala Musa, represented by his counsel, Mr. Naira Murtala, denied the allegations.
The Chief Magistrate, Shamsudeen Sulaiman, inquired if the complainant’s counsel had witnesses, to which they responded affirmatively.
The Chief Magistrate granted bail to the accused under the condition that he must provide two reliable sureties who are residents of Kaduna State and civil servants.
The case has been adjourned to November 15 to allow the complainant to present their witnesses.
Bala Musa had previously filed a suit against Hadiza Aliyu in a Shari’a Court in March 2022, alleging that she had refused to marry him after he had given her N396,000.
Aliyu had denied any knowledge of Musa and stated that she had never met or spoken to him, disavowing any relationship with him.
During the earlier case, it was revealed that four individuals were recipients of the money claimed to have been sent to the defendant.
Two of them, Fatima Abdullahi and Abdullahi Yusuf, confessed to impersonating the actress and receiving money in her name, pleading for forgiveness from the court.
Following a request from Musa’s counsel to transfer the case to an Upper Sharia Court, the case was dismissed by Judge Isiyaku Abdulrahman on October 31, and Hadiza Aliyu was discharged.
Additionally, the defendant’s counsel and client were ordered to pay N500,000 to the actress for wasting her time.
