More facts have emerged about the 15-year-old girl set to be maried off to Izuchukwu Igwilo, an allegedly demented man from the wealthy Igwilo family in Ozubulu community in Anambra state.
Activist, Prince Harrison Gwamnishu, who visited Anambra state after
the story went viral, said the said girl is from Ihiala community and is
actually 15 going on 16.
Harrison in an interview with LIB, said the girl is from a very poor
family and that she had a child when she was in primary 5 and had to
quit school. Her family couldn’t continue sponsoring her education and
also taking care of her child so they decided that they were going to
marry her off to Izuchukwu who came recently with his family members to
ask for her hand in marriage. Acording to the family, they believe no
one would come for the little girl’s hand in marriage since she has a
child.
Harrison says the Igwilos really want Izuchukwu to get married and
also have children of his own, hence they have accepted to have the girl
come into their family with her own child. Izuchukwu’s brothers, who
are said to be wealthy, have pledged to sponsor the girl’s child and any
children she and their brother will have together.
The traditional wedding of Izuchukwu and the teen girl is slated for
Easter this year and, according to Harrison, a lot of money running into
millions of Naira has been budgetted for the ceremony.
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