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Anambra State Government releases statement on alleged child marriage

The Anambra State Government has released a statement on the alleged child marriage, between 15-year-old Chinwe, and a man from Ozubulu, Mr Izuchukwu Igwilo.

According to Lady Ndidi Mezue, the Commissioner, Anambra State Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, the Anambra State government is following up the alleged child marriage case and will be collaborating with security agencies to speed up and achieve a satisfactory and positive outcome.

The statement reads;

“The ministry is in contact with the girl’s family, Anambra Police and other interested parties in the matter including human rights activists,” the statement reads.

“The ministry’s utmost concern at this period is the safety and well-being of the young girl in question, as well as the well-being of her young child. As a result, the ministry has up till this time not made any press statement, granted any media interviews nor released any pictures concerning this matter, this is to protect the dignity and privacy of the innocent persons involved. We call on all those working on this case with us to toe the same line.

We can report at this time that considerable progress has been made on the matter and wish to state that the young girl in question is not yet in the custody of the ministry as reported on several social media platforms.

We wish to assure the public that in line with our mandate, and as can be seen in previous social welfare interventions undertaken by the Ministry, we will pursue this particular case towards achieving a satisfactory and positive outcome.”

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