Killer child-bride begs court in Kano: ‘Set me free!’
14 year old killer child-bride Wasila Umar who is currently facing
murder charges at a
Juvenile Court in Kano state for killing her 35 year old husband and 3
others, has cried out to the court to release her and let her go home
as she misses the love and attention she
gets from her family members. While
speaking with a
Vanguard reporter before her hearing at the Kano state
Juvenile court recently, Wasila said she been to
three detention camps since she killed her husband and has not seen her mum.
"I miss my mum who has not been allowed to visit me in a strange
land. What, however, keeps me going is the fact that my family are with
me at this critical point in my life, and I am highly comforted by
their prayers. My dad and aunt visited me a few days ago and conveyed my
mother’s message but the vacuum created by her absence can not be
filled by anyone. I have been receiving help from the people I did not
know from Adam, I mean women who have shown concern, and cater for my
needs at the remand home where I have been detained by the authorities. I
know for sure this trial will come to an end one day and I would
reconcile with my family" she said
Meanwhile the family of Umar, Wasila's late husband insist that
justice must be served as what she did was wicked. Sani Garba (pictured above right) who is late Umar's father says
he has not forgiven the young girl as he's still nursing the wound her
actions caused him
"I am talking to you with a heavy heart, because I am still
nursing a fatal injury handed over to me by my daughter-in-law. Do you
know that I lost three children to her action and you are asking whether
I have forgiven her? The act was too painful to be forgiven and I
don’t think I can forgive her. We understand the authorities have taken
over the case, but whether they choose to stand by the truth remains
their headache for I have since gone to my God who is sufficient for me”
he said
Speaking with Wasila’s father, Tasiu Muhammad (pictured above), he said
it was a trying time for his daughter but he cannot abandon her now...
"What
happened left a sour taste in our mouths but we don’t have to abandon
the little girl. That is why I identify with her at this moment of
trial. In such situation, we only look onto Allah for divine
intervention. What has happened came with a fatal
consequence on my family, and I have visited my in-laws in the company
of my kinsmen to seek for their forgiveness on behalf of my daughter”
her father said
Meanwhile the Federation of Women Lawyers in Nigeria have
since taken up her case and is working to see she gets the best legal
representation. Prior to when they came in, Wasila was to be tried at a
Magistrate court but with their intervention, the case was moved to a
Juvenile court where it is being heard.
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