A 19-year-old bride, Rumasau Muhammed, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly stabbing her 35-year old husband, Muhammad Adamu to death.
The suspect was said to have stabbed her husband after he refused to divorce her after she was reportedly married off forcefully by her parents.
They were said to have been married for only 3 weeks.
The spokesman of the Police Command, Suleiman Nguroje, while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Yola, said the suspect was arrested in the Shelleng Local Government Area of the state, where the incident occurred following a report received from one Jophas Johnsley a friend of the deceased.
“The suspect, Rumasau Muhammed a resident of Wuro Yanka Village, Shelleng local government area, stabbed her late husband Muhammed Adamu with a knife after seeking for divorce and the deceased refused to pronounce such divorce.
“Angered by his refusal to divorce her after several request by her, the Suspect used a knife and stabbed him on his stomach, as a result of which he fell down unconscious and was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
“The suspect was apprehended by the Police in Shelleng Divisional headquarters, following a report received from one Jophas Johnsley a friend of the deceased.”
He added that the State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Alhaji, has ordered a clinical investigation into the case.
