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19-year-old girl commits suicide to protest against marriage

Posted by Elvis on April 26, 2009 at 4:17am
A19-year-old girl, Asma’u Ibrahim, of Kwado Village near Katsina, hanged herself to protest against an alleged forced marriage by her parents. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident happened in the girl's family house at about 10:30 p.m.The deceased was said to have committed suicide by hanging herself with her veil when the family members had gone to sleep. A source close to the family told NAN on Monday in Kwado that the girl had initially resisted her parents' plan to force her into the marriage and threatened to kill herself if they went ahead with the plan. The source said that just a few hours after fixing the date for the ceremony in the family compound, the deceased hanged herself. According to the source, the girl had wanted to complete her secondary education before marriage, but the parents allegedly insisted on marrying her out. When contacted, the Katsina State Police Commissioner, Mr. Dan’azumi Doma, confirmed the incident. Doma, who described the incident as very unfortunate, said the police had commenced investigation to unravel the circumstances behind the suicide.
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