Outrage as traditional Ghanaian priest, 63, marries 12-year-old girl
The priest, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, married her in a customary ceremony held on Saturday.
In the face of criticism, community leaders have said people do not understand their customs and tradition.
The legal minimum age to get married in Ghana is 18 and the prevalence of child marriage has declined, but it continues to happen.
During the ceremony, women speaking in the local language Ga told the girl to dress teasingly for her husband.
They can also be heard advising her to be prepared for wifely duties and to use the perfumes they gifted her to boost her sexual appeal to her husband.
Leaders of the Nungua indigenous community, to which both the girl and the priest belong, have condemned the public's opposition to the marriage, saying the criticism "comes from a point of ignorance".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68692997
The priest, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, married her in a customary ceremony held on Saturday.
In the face of criticism, community leaders have said people do not understand their customs and tradition.
The legal minimum age to get married in Ghana is 18 and the prevalence of child marriage has declined, but it continues to happen.
During the ceremony, women speaking in the local language Ga told the girl to dress teasingly for her husband.
They can also be heard advising her to be prepared for wifely duties and to use the perfumes they gifted her to boost her sexual appeal to her husband.
Leaders of the Nungua indigenous community, to which both the girl and the priest belong, have condemned the public's opposition to the marriage, saying the criticism "comes from a point of ignorance".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68692997
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