The police in Adamawa State have arrested a 19-year-old woman, Rumasa’u Muhammed, of Wuro Yanka Village in Shelleng Local Government Area for allegedly stabbing her husband to death.
Police spokesperson in the State, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident on Wednesday in Yola.
“The suspect was arrested on Monday for allegedly stabbing her husband, Muhammed Adamu, 35, to death after seeking divorce.
“Investigation so far reveals that the suspect was forcefully married to the deceased by her parents against her will on August 6,” Nguroje said.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Alhaji, has ordered a discreet investigation into the matter.
“The commissioner has equally advised members of the public to stop forcing their wards into early marriages.
“In the same vein, the commissioner, has directed immediate prosecution of the suspect, to serve as deterrence to others,” he said.
An Islamic Scholar in Yola, Ustaz Abdullah Hamman, said forced marriage has no place in Islam.
“According to Islam, parents have rights to choose for their children a good family to marry from but at the same time, Islam does not encourage forced marriages,” Hamman said.
He stressed the need for parents to desist from force marriage saying, such practice is causing a lot of harm in the society.
A family source, who pleaded to remain anonymous, said: “The girl demanded that her late husband divorce her peacefully as she was not interested in the marriage, but he refused.
“Angered by that after several requests, she picked up a knife and stabbed him in the stomach.
”He was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead,”
– NAN