ADVERTISEMENT
The Sun Nigeria
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun
No Result
View All Result
The Sun Nigeria
No Result
View All Result
Home National

Islamic cleric stopped from marrying 16-year-old girl as 9th wife

23rd May 2020
in National
0
Islamic cleric stopped from marrying 16-year-old girl as 9th wife

Islamic cleric stopped from marrying 16-year-old girl as 9th wife

0
SHARES
170
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure

A family court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has stopped an Islamic cleric, Yusuf Lateef, from marrying a 16-year-old girl.

Lateef is said to be married to eight wives even as he proposed to the teenager through her parent.

It was gathered that the defendant had approached the girl’s parents to marry their daughter in 2019 when she was 15-years-old but that the girl had refused his proposition and fled from Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area to Akure.

Her parents had allegedly forced her to accept the proposal and a day was fixed for the wedding but the girl, whose name was not disclosed, did not show up on the day.

The teenager was said to have reported the matter at the Ondo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.

It was thereafter that the matter was charged to the Family Court in Akure where Lateef and the girl’s parents were arraigned for breaching the 2007 Ondo State Child Rights Law.

After hearing from both the defendants and the plaintiff, the court presided over by Magistrate Aderemi Adegoroye, ruled that the girl be returned to her parent and that Lateef be made to sign an undertaking to stay away from her.

The court also ordered the girl’s family to ensure her proper care and education.

Ondo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development Mrs Titilola Adeyemi described the judgment as a victory for children in the state.

‘We are excited the matter has gone that way. That will be a warning to everybody. Underage marriage is denying a child her future. We must make sure we work for the child to realise her future,’ she said.

David

David

Sun News Online team

Related Posts

Insecurity: Be ruthless with bandits, peace advocates tell Buhari
National

Insecurity: Be ruthless with bandits, peace advocates tell Buhari

28th February 2021
Rumble in National Assembly over alleged lopsided promotions
National

Rumble in National Assembly over alleged lopsided promotions

28th February 2021
Crashed aircraft: Critics wrong on cause of accident - Ochulor
National

Crashed aircraft: Critics wrong on cause of accident – Ochulor

28th February 2021
Next Post
Eid al-Fitr: Adeyeye congratulates Muslim faithful, seeks prayers for end of COVID-19

Eid al-Fitr: Adeyeye congratulates Muslim faithful, seeks prayers for end of COVID-19

Coronavirus in Kenya: ‘I buried my cousin on Facebook Live’

Coronavirus in Kenya: 'I buried my cousin on Facebook Live'

Awuzie backs Uzodinma's pay cut on pensions of ex-governors

Awuzie backs Uzodinma's pay cut on pensions of ex-governors

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Highlights

Police raid criminal hideouts in Abuja, nab 40, suspected car thieves, drug dealers, others

Motorists, commuters groan as fuel queues resurface in Abuja

Insecurity: Change of service chiefs far from solution – Iwuanyanwu

Uche Nwosu, PDP want Supreme Court to return Ihedioha

Ondo nurses to commence warning strike Monday

Ignorance, poverty, illiteracy main causes of insecurity – Ex-Zamfara governor

Trending

Insecurity: Be ruthless with bandits, peace advocates tell Buhari
National

Insecurity: Be ruthless with bandits, peace advocates tell Buhari

28th February 2021
0

From Okwe Obi, Abuja Against the backdrop of rising murders and kidnappings in the country, the Global...

Rumble in National Assembly over alleged lopsided promotions

Rumble in National Assembly over alleged lopsided promotions

28th February 2021
Crashed aircraft: Critics wrong on cause of accident - Ochulor

Crashed aircraft: Critics wrong on cause of accident – Ochulor

28th February 2021
Police raid criminal hideouts in Abuja, nab 40, suspected car thieves, drug dealers, others

Police raid criminal hideouts in Abuja, nab 40, suspected car thieves, drug dealers, others

28th February 2021
Motorists, commuters groan as fuel queues resurface in Abuja

Motorists, commuters groan as fuel queues resurface in Abuja

28th February 2021

Follow us on social media:

Categories

  • Abuja Metro
  • Arts
  • Broken Tongues
  • Business
  • Business Week
  • Cartoons
  • Citizen Joe
  • Columns
  • Cover
  • Culture
  • Duro Onabule
  • Editorial
  • Education Review
  • Effect
  • Elections
  • Entertainment
  • Events
  • Features
  • Femi Adesina
  • Food & Drinks
  • Frank Talk
  • Funke Egbemode
  • Gallery
  • Global Square by Kenneth Okonkwo
  • Health
  • Insights
  • Kalu Leadership Series
  • Kunle Solaja
  • Kunle Solaja
  • Letters
  • Lifeline
  • Lifestyle
  • Literary Review
  • Marketing Matters
  • Muiz Banire
  • National
  • News
  • Offside Musings
  • Opinion
  • oriental news
  • Politics
  • Press Release
  • PressClips
  • Public Sphere
  • Ralph Egbu
  • Shola Oshunkeye
  • Sideview
  • South-west Magazine
  • Sponsored Post
  • Sporting Sun
  • Sports
  • Sun Girl
  • Tea Time
  • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
  • The Sun Awards Live
  • The Sun TV
  • Thoughts & Talks
  • Time Out
  • Today's cover
  • Tola Adeniyi
  • Travel
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Trending
  • TSWeekend
  • Turf Game
  • Uncategorized
  • Updates
  • Views from Abroad
  • Voices
  • World
  • World News
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Paper Ad Rate
  • Online Ad Rate
  • The Team
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

© 2019 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun

© 2019 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist