Teenage Bride Poisons husband in Kano …. Arrested by police

Kano State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of Sadiya Umar, a teenage bride, who allegedly poisoned her husband, Umar Sani, to death two weeks after their wedding. 

The late Umar Sani, who allegedly ate the poisoned meal served by his newly wedded wife, died a day after the incident, while receiving treatment at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH).

The incident occurred at Yakasai Quarters within Kano metropolis.

Spokesman of the state police command , DSP Magaji Musa Majia, said the woman was arrested two days after she evaded arrest.

‘’Three relations of the late husband reported the incident to Kofar Wambai Police Station in Kano metropolis on Monday. After the Police received the report on the incident, they went to the deceased matrimonial home at Yakasai quarters to effect her arrest, but found that the bride had ran away until yesterday when she was eventually arrested,” he stated.

Majiya added that the woman has already been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for interrogation.

He also confirmed the burial of the remains of the late husband.