Friday, May 15, 2026 - Authorities in Bauchi State have apprehended a group of minors for allegedly conducting an illegal marriage ceremony involving a bride price of N3,000.
The suspects, including the purported bride and groom, were
on Thursday presented before the Bauchi State Action Committee on
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, chaired by the wife of the governor, Aisha
Bala Mohammed.
The arrests were carried out by operatives of the Bauchi
State Vigilante and Youth Empowerment Agency in collaboration with the Bauchi
State Police Command.
Also arrested were individuals said to have attended the
ceremony, an alleged imam who conducted the marriage, and an underage girl
accused of acting as the bride’s mother.
Speaking of the incident, the commander of Hisbah in the
state, Mohammed Mohammed Bununu, described the marriage arrangement as illegal,
noting that the bride’s father denied knowledge of the event.
He stated that the state would not condone such practices
and urged parents and guardians to uphold moral and religious values.
In her remarks, Aisha Bala Mohammed blamed the development
on poverty, parental negligence and declining moral standards in society.
She called on parents to pay closer attention to the
upbringing of their children and ensure they are guided by proper religious and
moral teachings.
The governor’s wife also linked the trend to poor family
planning and the abandonment of children at an early age.
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