Nigerian child bride 'admits' murdering her 35-year-old husband using rat poison, say police. May be sentenced to death

It would be barbaric to have a 14 year old girl killed for such an act even though it was pre orchestrated. It is obvious the little girl wasn't ready to be married off so in such a case, a jail sentence would be most preferable than having her killed. Several "ChildNotBride" activists have been campaigning against such unions which leaves the girl scarred for life in her genitalia for engaging in early intercourse with a more older and experienced man but the islamic religioin (Sgaria) supports this practice. Read a portion of the story gotten from DailyMail below....

A Nigerian child bride has 'admitted' murdering her 35-year-old husband with rat poison by signing a confession she could not read - with her thumbprint.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for 14-year-old Wasila Tasi'u, whose farmer husband Umar Sani was found dead just days after marrying her in April.

If she is found guilty, the teenager - who is from a poor and deeply conservative Muslim family and cannot write - could become the first Nigerian child to be executed in 17 years.

Human rights campaigners have expressed outrage over her treatment, saying she should be seen as a victim of abuse.

But the case has prompted mixed reactions in her impoverished home state of Kano, where Sharia (Islamic) law is in place alongside the laws of the government.

That, claim some followers, allows child marriage - and 14 is a normal age for a bride.

Gezawa High Court overflowed yesterday as prosecutors closed their case in the murder trial, with people peering in through the open windows and a crowd so large it spilled out of the gallery door.

Sani Garba, 55, holds a picture of Wasila, who is his daughter-in-law

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