The Kano State government has dropped murder charges against 14-year-old girl, Wasila Tasi’u, who had been on trial for killing her 35-year-old husband.

Wasila allegedly thumb-printed a confessional statement while in police custody that she killed her husband, Umar Sani by putting rat poison in his food after she was forced to marry the deceased against her wish.
According to lead prosecutor for the state, Lamido Abba Soron-Dinki, if Wasila can be proven guilty, the charge is “punishable with death” and the state would seek the maximum penalty.

However, Soron-Dinki made an oral application before the Gezewa High Court, Kano, where Tasiu had been standing trial in the last 20 months that the accused person be set free as the state was no longer interested in prosecuting her.

Sorondinki said, http:///RO7djv