A 19-year-old girl, Rumasau’u Muhammed, said to have been forced into marriage about a month ago has stabbed her husband to death.
She was said to have stabbed him in the stomach on Monday when the divorce she demanded was not forthoming.
The police have confirmed the incident, saying it occurred in Wuro Yanka Village in Shelleng local Government ARea.
According to the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, the suspect who was forcefully married off three weeks ago.
Nguruje said, ”The suspect was arrested on Monday for allegedly stabbing her husband, Muhammed Adamu, 35 to death after seeking for a divorce.
Investigation so far reveals, that the suspect was forcefully married to the deceased by her parents against her will on Aug. 6.”
