18-Year-Old Girl Flees Days Before Parents’ Arranged Wedding to Bandit Leader
An 18-year-old girl has escaped an arranged marriage to a notorious bandit leader identified as Babaye after he allegedly threatened to destroy her community in Katsina State.
The girl, Amina Suleiman, reportedly fled Mai-zare community in Danmusa Local Government Area after her parents agreed to marry her off to the bandit leader following threats of an attack.
Babaye had allegedly warned that he would invade and burn down the community if Amina’s family rejected his request to marry their daughter.
According to reports, the family, out of fear, accepted his proposal, collected the bride price and scheduled the wedding.
However, Amina managed to escape to Danmusa town just days before the wedding. She was subsequently discovered by members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), who rescued her and moved her to their zonal office in Funtua.
Speaking about the incident, Amina disclosed that she had rejected the marriage proposal because she could not imagine becoming the wife of a man known for criminal activities.
The Funtua Zonal Commander of the Civilian JTF, Abba Sarki, explained that the bandit leader had threatened to burn down the entire community if the family refused to accept his marriage proposal.
