According to reports, a boy was allegedly forced to
marry a girl whom he impregnated in Anambra state. It was learnt that
the boy got the lady pregnant and her family resolved that he should
marry her due to her condition.
The low-key wedding was attended by few family members and friends of the couple.
Chinedu
Okpala, the former Coordinator of National Youths Council of Nigeria in
Aguata LGA, Anambra state, has called on activists, well meaning
individuals both National and International, National Youth’s Council of
Nigeria (NYCN), National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), FIDA,
Federal Ministry of Women affairs, and all the relevant organizations,
to look into the alleged forced union between the young couple as it
appears they are not ‘ready’ for marriage considering they have ‘no
means of livelihood’.
