A child bride forced into marriage in Nigeria is being accused of killing her groom and three of his friends with a poisoned meal, according to police.
Wasila Umaru, 14, was forced to marry 35-year-old Umaru Sani last week. Over the weekend, the groom invited friends to celebrate the marriage in his Ungwar Yansoro village. The girl bought rat poison at a village market and used it to prepare a rice dish.
“The suspect confessed to committing the crime and said she did it because she was forced to marry a man she did not love,” assistant superintendent Musa Magaji Majia told The Associated Press.
The groom and a friend died shortly after consuming the meal. Two other victims died later in the hospital. The young girl is cooperating with police and may be charged with culpable homicide
However, no on in Nigeria has ever been prosecuted for marrying a child.
Food for thought, huh? No pun intended. To read more about Nigeria’s child bride practices, click here.
SOURCE: AP | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
