Outrage As Woman ‘Commits Suicide’ Over Forced Marriage In Borno

The Borno State Police Command has begun probe into a viral work circulating connected assorted societal media platforms of a young pistillate who allegedly took her ain beingness owed to forced matrimony successful Gubio section authorities country of the State.

The pistillate was alleged to person taken her ain beingness aft the begetter forced her to wed 1 of his friends.

In a connection to journalists connected Monday successful Maiduguri, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, said the Command wished to pass the wide nationalist that the Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, has ordered a discreet probe into the authenticity and circumstances surrounding the said viral report.

Daso said the Command was committed to establishing the existent facts of the substance and, therefore, called connected individuals with credible and verifiable accusation to travel guardant and assistance the Police successful the ongoing investigation.

He said, “The attraction of the Command has been drawn to a viral work circulating connected assorted societal media platforms, alleging that a young pistillate successful Gubio section authorities country took her ain beingness aft being forced by her begetter to wed 1 of his friends.

“The Command wishes to pass the wide nationalist that the Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, psc, has ordered a discreet probe into the authenticity and circumstances surrounding the said report.

“The Command is committed to establishing the existent facts of the substance and truthful calls connected individuals with credible and verifiable accusation to travel guardant and assistance the Police successful the ongoing investigation.”

He further advised members of the nationalist to workout caution and restraint successful sharing unverified information, particularly connected delicate matters that whitethorn origin panic, affectional distress, oregon misrepresentation of facts.

The PPRO said portion the Command remained dedicated to protecting the rights, safety, and dignity of each citizens, it besides warned that spreading mendacious oregon misleading accusation is punishable nether the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.

“The Borno State Police Command assures residents of its unwavering committedness to maintaining instrumentality and order, promoting accountability, and ensuring that justness and information prevail,” the connection added.

However, section kid extortion unpaid Bukar Fantami Gubio has urged quality rights organisations, instrumentality enforcement agencies, and applicable authorities to analyse the incidental thoroughly and guarantee that justness was served.

Gubio emphasised the request to support young women’s rights, freedom, and dignity against each forms of maltreatment and coercion, highlighting that forced marriages are a important usurpation of quality rights.

The incidental has sparked wide outrage successful the State, with assemblage members and activists calling for urgent enactment to prevent similar cases.