The Niger State Police Command has
arrested a 14-year-old wife from Lifari Village in the Mashegu Local
Government Area of the state for allegedly killing her 40-year-old
husband, Isiaka Usman.
arrested a 14-year-old wife from Lifari Village in the Mashegu Local
Government Area of the state for allegedly killing her 40-year-old
husband, Isiaka Usman.
It was learnt that the suspect, Aisha Isah, and the late Usman, to whom she got married five months ago, were cousins.
Northern City News gathered that Isah
had been complaining of starvation and maltreatment since she started
living with Usman, who already had two wives.
had been complaining of starvation and maltreatment since she started
living with Usman, who already had two wives.
One of the two wives was said to have
left on account of the failure of Usman to meet up with his
responsibilities to his family.
left on account of the failure of Usman to meet up with his
responsibilities to his family.
The teenage wife told punch on Tuesday that her late husband failed to provide for her for two days.
“And when I confronted him, he slapped
me and out of anger, I hit him on the forehead with a pestle and he
collapsed and died,” she explained.
me and out of anger, I hit him on the forehead with a pestle and he
collapsed and died,” she explained.
Isah added, “My husband had the habit of
not giving us money for food and each time we (the wives) confront him,
he would tell us to go to our parents’ home and eat. He never cared
about us; he beat us every time we demanded money for food.”
not giving us money for food and each time we (the wives) confront him,
he would tell us to go to our parents’ home and eat. He never cared
about us; he beat us every time we demanded money for food.”
Asked if the other wife was at home at
the time of the incident, she stated that the other wife went to the
hospital with her baby.
the time of the incident, she stated that the other wife went to the
hospital with her baby.
“My mate was not around; it was only me
and my late husband that were in the house at the time of the incident.
I picked a pestle and hit him, he fell on the ground and I ran to my
mother’s house at Kahigu Village in Mashegu council,” Isah said.
and my late husband that were in the house at the time of the incident.
I picked a pestle and hit him, he fell on the ground and I ran to my
mother’s house at Kahigu Village in Mashegu council,” Isah said.
Isah said she inadvertently killed her husband out of anger and pleaded for forgiveness.
“I am sorry for what happened, it is the
devil’s work and I pray my parents will forgive me; I never knew that
he would die, I regretted all my actions,” she stated.
devil’s work and I pray my parents will forgive me; I never knew that
he would die, I regretted all my actions,” she stated.
The police spokesman, Bala Elkana, explained that the victim died at Mashegu Hospital where he was taken for treatment.
Elkana described the incident as
unfortunate, but added that the suspect would nevertheless be prosecuted
as a juvenile offender.
unfortunate, but added that the suspect would nevertheless be prosecuted
as a juvenile offender.