Wasila Umar 14 year
old who was arrested after killing her 35 year old husband and three others is
currently facing murder charges at a Juvenile Court in Kano state.
She has cried out to the court to release her and
let her go home as she misses the love and attention she gets from her family
members. While speaking with a Vanguard reporter before her hearing at the Kano
state Juvenile court recently, Wasila said she been to three detention camps
since she killed her husband and has not seen her mum.
"I miss my
mum who has not been allowed to visit me in a strange land. What, however,
keeps me going is the fact that my family are with me at this critical point in
my life, and I am highly comforted by their prayers. My dad and aunt visited me
a few days ago and conveyed my mother’s message but the vacuum created by her absence can not be filled by anyone. I
have been receiving help from the people I did not know from Adam, I mean women
who have shown concern, and cater for my needs at the remand home where I have
been detained by the authorities. I know for sure this trial will come to an
end one day and I would reconcile with my family" she said
Wasila's father-in-law |
"I am talking
to you with a heavy heart, because I am still nursing a fatal injury handed
over to me by my daughter-in-law. Do you know that I lost three children to her
action and you are asking whether I have forgiven her? The act was too painful
to be forgiven and I don’t think I can
forgive her. We understand the authorities have taken over the case, but
whether they choose to stand by the truth remains their headache for I have
since gone to my God who is sufficient for me” he said
Speaking with Wasila’s father, Tasiu Muhammad , he said it
was a trying time for his daughter but he cannot abandon her now...
Wasila's father |
"What
happened left a sour taste in our mouths but we don’t have to abandon the
little girl. That is why I identify with her at this moment of trial. In such
situation, we only look onto Allah for divine intervention. What has happened
came with a fatal consequence on my family, and I have visited my in-laws in
the company of my kinsmen to seek for their forgiveness on behalf of my
daughter” her father said
Meanwhile the
Federation of Women Lawyers in Nigeria have since taken up her case and
is working to see she gets the best legal representation. Prior to when they
came in, Wasila was to be tried at a Magistrate court but with their
intervention, the case was moved to a Juvenile court where it is being heard.
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