Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Nigerian Child Bride Accused of Killing Husband to Be Freed

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A child forced to marry at just 13 who then poisoned her 35-year-old husband and three friends is set to be freed in Nigeria, lawyers and a judge said Wednesday, amid fears for her safety and future. Human rights lawyer Hussaina Aliyu Ibrahim said she convinced the prosecutor to drop the case and on Tuesday a High Court judge in Gezawa ordered Wasila Tasi'u to be released from juvenile detention. She can count herself lucky. Another 13-year-old who killed her 35-year-old husband...

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