A family court sitting in Akure, Ondo state, has saved a 16-year-old girl from what can be called a forceful marriage.
A cleric identified as Yusuf Lateef, was stopped from forcefully marrying a 16-year-old girl, this happened after Yusuf had approached the girl's parents in 2019 to request for their daughter's hand in marriage. it was learnt that the girl had refused the proposal as her parents allegedly forced her to accept, a date was fixed for the marriage.
On the day fixed for the marriage, the teenager absconded from their home in Ore, Odigbo Local Government area of Ondo state, with the help of her brother based in Akure.
She was advised to report the issue at the Ondo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development where she was sheltered for some days, and the matter was also charged to court in Akure. Lateef with the girl's parents were arraigned before the family court for breaching the part three of the 2007 Ondo State Child Rights Law.
Judging the case, Magistrate Aderemi Adegoroye ruled in favour of the girl as she was ordered to be returned back to her parents. Lateef was also made to sign an undertaking to stay away from her and do her no harm.
it was learnt that Lateef had wanted to take the teenager as his ninth wife if not for the timely intervention.
During an interview with the teenager, she said she would like to further her education and be a good woman in the future.
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