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Child bride aged 14 faces execution for killing 35-year-old husband with rat poison

Nigeria: A child bride has 'admitted' murdering her 35-year-old husband with rat poison, Nigerian police say.

But, according to officers, 14-year-old Wasila Tasi'u had to sign the confession with her thumbprint because she couldn't read it.

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