Tag: 54-year-old man marries 4-year-old toddler In Bayelsa over claims of being married in past life

In Bayelsa reports emerged of a traditional marriage ceremony between a four-year-old girl and a 54-year-old man in the Akeddei community, Sagbama Local Government Area, on Boxing Day. Numerous child rights advocacy groups in Bayelsa, such as the Do Foundation, strongly condemned this event, labeling it as both illegal and criminal. They emphasized that child…