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The Bayelsa State Government has invited parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man involved in a purported marriage in Akeddei community in

The Bayelsa State Government has invited the parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a marriage in Akeddei community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The government’s intervention came after media reports of a December 26 marriage between the “bride” and the 54- year-old man.

The alleged marriage involving the man, simply identified as Elder Akpos, was at the instance of the girl’s parents, according to NAN.

The Bayelsa Government has invited parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a marriage in Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government’s intervention is coming on the heels of media reports of a Dec. 26 marriage between

The Bayelsa Government has taken action following reports of a marriage involving a four-year-old girl and a 54-year-old man in Akeddei community, Sagbama

According to the community source, the girl claimed that the man was her husband who died mysteriously in their previous life. | Pulse Nigeria

 The government’s intervention is coming on the heels of media reports of a December 26 marriage between the ‘bride’ and the 54 years old groom.

The foundation, in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Yenagoa, described the marriage as illegal, criminal, and a child marriage which is against the constitution and the Child Rights Act.

According to community sources, the girl claimed that the man was her husband who died mysteriously in their previous life. | Pulse Nigeria

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