Kano state Govt seeks death sentence for alleged killer child-bride

Kano state Government has filed a fresh charge of culpable
homicide punishable by death against 14 year old child
bride, Wasila Tasiu, who in April 2014 allegedly poisoned
her 35 year old husband, Umar Sani and three of his
friends in Kano, 17 days after she was forced to marry him.
According to Vanguard, the fresh charge was filed
following an outcry by judicial practitioners who were
against a juvenile court handling the trial of the 14 year old
girl.

The three page charge document which was signed by a
Senior official of the Ministry of Justice on Behalf of the
Kano state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice
reads "Application to prefer a charge under Section 185(B)
of the Criminal Procedure code Cap.105 Laws of Kano State
1991, signed on behalf of the Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice by a Senior State Counsel in the
ministry, Lamido A Soron Dinki, lined seven prosecution
witnesses.

"By the power conferred upon the Attorney General of
Kano State of Nigeria under Section 211(1) (a) (b) and (c)
of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999
(as amended) and Section 7 of the Criminal Procedure
Code Law Cap. 37 Laws of Kano State which delegate
powers, I do hereby seek, under Criminal Procedure Code,
to charge for trial of Wasila Tasiu".

"That you, Wasila Tasiu, 14 years, of Yansoro village , Gaya
Local Government Council, on or about the 5th day of April,
2014, at about 14:30 hours, at Yansoro village, Gaya
within the Kano Judicial Division, did commit culpable
homicide punishable with death in that you caused the
death of four persons.

"Wasila Tasiu allegedly killed Umar Sani, 35, Hassan
Alhassan, 25, Nasiru Muhammad, 13, and Indo Ibrahim,
12, by poisoning them with a rat killer substance in their
food, with intention of causing their deaths and you hereby
committed an offence under Section 221 (a) of the Penal
Code Law of Kano State 1990, Cap 105." it read
Documents of the fresh charge has been forwarded to
Wasila's lawyers while hearing for the new charge is billed
for August 4th at the Kano State High Court Gezewa.