Family
State Govt Arrest Father For Marrying Off Underage Daughter
A father identified as Uzochukwu Okoli, has been arrested by the Anambra State Government for marrying off his underaged daughter.
According to reports, Okoli was apprehended after his daughter reported to the State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare about the alleged ill-treatment being meted out to her by her father and the man he forced her to marry.
,,, ,,”””””__,,,The daughter, Chioma Okoli, who is currently 16 years old, said after the death of her mother, her father took her and her sister out of Edo state and brought them to Anambra, alleging that she was first forced to live with a 70-plus-year-old man at the age of 14 but after some time, she ran back to her father’s house before he finally gave her out to a 34-year-old Chinedu Nweke as husband.
,,,,,, ___”””””Chioma who was in the company of her sister, explained that life with Chinedu has been a living hell because he allegedly beats her and sometimes pees in her mouth. She said this act made her run away with their 9-month-old baby.
____,_However, Uzochukwu Okoli claimed her daughter is 18 years old and, at some point, said she is 20 years old.
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