Uproar as Nigerian man, 54, marries four-year-old girl to 'save her from death'
The marriage took place on December 26, 2023, in Nigeria's Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
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The marriage took place on December 26, 2023, in Nigeria's Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa.
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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