14 year old who poisoned husband set to face murder trial

14 year old Wasila Tasi'u will be facing trial for murder today after she confessed to poisoning her 35 year old husband and 3 others at a wedding at Unguwar Yansoro in kano.

According to Kano state police spokesman Musa Magaji Majia, Wasila was forced to marry a man she did not love.

Her lawyer Hussaina Aliyu rejects claims that her client made a legally valid confession.She said Tasi’u was questioned by police without a parent or lawyer present and so any comments she may have made are inadmissable in court.

Aliyu has sought to have the case transferred to a juvenile court, a bid rejected by justice officials in Kano.

Truly, this girl is a child...she should not be tried as an adult.