Popular Ghanaian musician Wiyaala aka the Lioness of Africa has made the arrest of a 36-year-old man for the attempt of marrying a 16-year -old- girl.
according to her, such an act is so common in her region, Upper West hence she called for the immediate arrest of the old man to set as an example to anyone who has made up his mind to marry a teenage girl.
Wiyaala said the the16-year-old girl is a Junior High School student and a member of her “Boys and Girls Club”, a group she created for the youth in Funsi, a sub-district in the Upper West Region.
the 36-year-old man who is in custody at the Wa East District police station for three days has been transferred to the Upper West Regional office of the Domestic Violence and victim support unit as investigations into the marriage have begun.
Wiyaala has vowed to help end the teenage marriage and to see to it that every man who tries marrying a teenager will be dealt with.
in one of her post she wrote;
“To any man thinking of marrying a child we have our eyes on you! “
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