Spread the loveThe Community of Akeddei in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa has been thrown into a state of confusion as a family reportedly gave their four-year-old daughter (name withheld) in marriage to a 54-year-old man simply identified as Elder Akpos on Boxing Day, 26 December, 2023. Child rights advocacy groups in the State […]
Some child rights advocacy groups in Bayelsa State have kicked against the Boxing Day traditional marriage between a four-year-old girl and a 54-year-old man in the Akeddei community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The groups including the Do Foundation, described the marriage as illegal and criminal.