There is brewing tension at Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following the “marriage” between a 54-year-old man, identified as Elder Akpos and a four-year-old girl.
It was gathered that the traditional marriage was held on Tuesday, December 26.
Parents of the four-year-old girl reportedly consented to the union.
According to community sources, the girl claimed that the man was her husband who died mysteriously in their previous lives, and that over the years, she has been moving from place to place searching for her former husband.
The source said, “The little bride said if she was not allowed to marry her husband, she would have no other business in Akeddei community, and that she was going to die peacefully. In order to avoid losing the girl, the people of Akeddei decided to organise a glamorous wedding ceremony to mark the union of the two previous life lovers.”
Reacting to the “marriage”, child rights advocacy group, Do Foundation, faulted the union between Akpos and the minor.
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