Enugu Government Cancels Underage Marriage, Arrests Parents, Bridegroom
However, when the parties failed to honour the invitation, the ministry facilitated their arrest.
The Enugu State government has nullified an underage marriage involving a teenage girl, Amarachi, and an adult man in Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, after the incident surfaced on social media and sparked public outrage.
The Commissioner for Gender, Women and Children Affairs, Ngozi Eni, said the state intervened immediately to halt the “illegal and harmful union,” which officials confirmed had already been consummated.
However, when the parties failed to honour the invitation, the ministry facilitated their arrest.
The Enugu State government has nullified an underage marriage involving a teenage girl, Amarachi, and an adult man in Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, after the incident surfaced on social media and sparked public outrage.
The Commissioner for Gender, Women and Children Affairs, Ngozi Eni, said the state intervened immediately to halt the “illegal and harmful union,” which officials confirmed had already been consummated.
Enugu Government Cancels Underage Marriage, Arrests Parents, Bridegroom
However, when the parties failed to honour the invitation, the ministry facilitated their arrest.
The Enugu State government has nullified an underage marriage involving a teenage girl, Amarachi, and an adult man in Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, after the incident surfaced on social media and sparked public outrage.
The Commissioner for Gender, Women and Children Affairs, Ngozi Eni, said the state intervened immediately to halt the “illegal and harmful union,” which officials confirmed had already been consummated.
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