The ‘marriage’ of a 15-year-old Anambra girl to an old man, who is also suspected to be demented, seems over too soon.
The reason is that the Anambra State Government has taken the girl, Chikwendu, from the home of the man, Izuchukwu Igwilo, and re-enrolled her in school.
There was outcry some months ago when the news of Chikwendu’s marriage, said to have been orchestrated by her parents, broke.
Although Igwila is alleged to be mentally unstable, he is from a rich family.
Announcing Chikwendu’s return to school is the state Commissioner For Women and Children Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, who had intervened and retrieved the girl form the Igwilos.
She was said to have been rehabilitated, trained in tailoring and empowered with other 100 Ndi Anambra by Industrial Training Fund, ITF.
Now, Chikwendu is back in school, although details of the school are still sketchy.
Here is how a concerned person spilled the story of the marriage:
“This man in the picture carrying this girl on his leg is by name Izuchukwu Igwilo from the well known very rich Igwilo family in Ozubulu Anambra State. The man himself “Izuchukwu” is mentally unbalance. He is suffering from demented brain. He is not normal and at the same time he is a drunkard, and he will be at least 56 years old. Now his family wants to marry a wife for him and they got this small girl for him. A 16 years old girl, This girl is from a very poor family… POVERTY IS A VERY BIG BASTARD …,
“The family of this small girl did not waste time to hand over their daughter to Izu’s family just because the Igwilo family are very rich. This girl is under age for Heaven sake. This is completely evil. Yes a big evil because Izu will not be the one to be servicing this girl because he can not do anything. This girl will turn to a sex slave to that family and the community ( Everybody will just be collecting their own share)
Devil shame on you.
“I know that they brainwashed this girls family that the girl will take care of Izu’s large share of land’s and other properties, but that will not make them to destroy this little girls future.
Ndi Ozubulu come and defend ur self.”
