A fourteen year old girl, Wasila Umaru has killed her 35 year old husband, Umaru Sani in Gaya local government area of Kano state with a rat poison she procured for N8.
She poured the poisonous substance on their food. The groom and three of his friends died on the spot after eating their meal. Ten others who ate the meal were treated and discharged.
The teen bride admitted to committing the crime and said she killed the groom because she did not want to marry a man she did not love.
Confirming the incident, the Kano state police spokesman, Musa Magaji Majiya said that the corpses have been taken to the hospital for examination while investigation is in top gear.
Meanwhile, two persons namely Ghaddafi Yunusa and Hayadu Ibrahim died after drinking Zobo juice with poison substance known as Zakami during the wedding at Ungwar Uku quarters Kano.
The police on getting the information swung into action and effected the arrest of the first two suspects who fled to Bauchi state.