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. Continue...
“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.
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