Please read this Whatsapp conversation I had with a reader yesterday. According to him, he is right now housing a 19 year old girl who fled home because her parents are trying to force her into a marriage with a man she knows nothing about. How heartbreaking!
Please don't just read, comment and walk away. If you can help, Our chat continues below.
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Good evening Naijapals, Hope the family is doing great. I need your assistance. I'll need you to help me reach out to those concerned in this kind of situation. A friend of mine who happens to be just 19years old is about to be forced to get married to who she doesn't know. Her parents had already arranged for her marriage without her consent. Lately, pressure has been on her to follow the guy to his home @ Lekki. Presently she left home and is putting up with me. I don't know who her parents are. I just want to help her get Justice and I need you to help me contact the Organisation that can fight for her. I don't want to equally get into trouble. She has her National Diploma (ND) in Economics. And hails from Imo State. Yesterday she sent a touching message to her parents about how she feels. Instead of feeling regrets, their response to her message shows clearly that their mind is made up. They don't even want her home. They told her they're trying to better her life and their lives. That she's ungrateful.
In fact I don't know what to do
I am a metro reporter on Gistmania, I have been publishing news materials for over 5 years
Posted: at 7-07-2016 09:20 AM (7 years ago) | Hero
EDDYPRINCE at 7-07-2016 09:41 AM (7 years ago) (m)
TRY AND CALL THIS AGENCY CHILD PROTECTION NETWORK.,, THEY ARE THERE TO FIGHT FOR CHILD RIGHT AND EARLY MARRIAGE. IF YOU NEED THE HEAD NUMBER CONTACT ME THRU MY INBOX THEN I WILL MSG YOU HER NUMBER.. CHEERS.
Posted: at 7-07-2016 09:41 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Maybe d guy is rich dats why they want to sell her to him. Dats wat poverty can cause. Well at 19, she is not under age. If its cus she does not love him then I can understand. She shld go to her extended family to persuade her parent to leave her to choose her choice and time for marriage.
Posted: at 7-07-2016 11:40 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
She is 19 b4 I say anything I will like to know the guy is parents want to give her out to, is age, is qualification, is assets and is pix not till i know the person I can't make any comment, because this girl we are talking about will be force to get married now, but tomorrow u will be surprise when she will say my mommy did not want me to enjoy my marriage u will not believe she was the one that was force to marry, so is better to know the person involved b4 condemning is parents action
Posted: at 7-07-2016 11:41 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
TRY AND CALL THIS AGENCY CHILD PROTECTION NETWORK.,, THEY ARE THERE TO FIGHT FOR CHILD RIGHT AND EARLY MARRIAGE. IF YOU NEED THE HEAD NUMBER CONTACT ME THRU MY INBOX THEN I WILL MSG YOU HER NUMBER.. CHEERS.
at 19, she is an adult.....not a child.
Posted: at 7-07-2016 02:24 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
i just pray make dat help no turn to another thing, everyone dey watch him head dis days ooooo. make d gal go meet her parent family make them sort am out.
Posted: at 7-07-2016 10:59 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac