A PRIEST IN ANAMBRA STATE WEDDED A COUPLE YESTERDAY, DESPITE DISPUTES WITH THE BRIDE’S FATHER. (PHOTOS).

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 A priest in Anambra State wedded a couple yesterday, despite disputes with the bride’s father In a video circulating online, the Reverend Father narrated that The father of the bride who is from Nteje had insisted that the wedding should not take place unless his daughter swøre never to associate with his mother whom he has a quarrel with. The conflict arose from past marriage issues between the father and her mother. Before the wedding, the father repeatedly met with the priest, warning that he had already taken the bride's mother to a deity and that the girl must follow him to the shrine to appease that deity before the marriage can go on. For peace to prevail, the priest advised the couple to comply with all the father’s requests so the wedding could proceed, the priest even donated some of the items that the brides father told her to bring to use in appeasing the deity. However, when they reached the shr|ne, the father suddenly changed his demand, insisting the daughter take a...

NO PLACE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN LAGOS - CITIZENS RIGHTS DIRECTORATE WARNS .(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.



NO PLACE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN LAGOS - CITIZENS RIGHTS DIRECTORATE WARNS  


Lagos State Government has warned that human rights abuses will not be tolerated in the State, adding that the present administration will bring the full weight of the law on any perpetrator. 

The Director, Citizens Rights Directorate, Ministry of Justice, Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi, made this known at an event organised by the directorate, which held at Ketu Market Lagos, stating that the government has all it takes to safeguard the rights of its citizens and prosecute human right offenders to the full extent of the law  

Oshinusi said, "The Lagos State Ministry of Justice, through the Directorate, is always available to attend to all forms of abuses, such as child abuse, psychological or emotional abuse, domestic abuse, financial or material abuse among others towards curbing them in the State". 

She revealed that the Directorate for Citizens' Rights has the statutory functions to ensure the protection and enforcement of the fundamental human rights of Lagos State residents, stressing that the ‘One Stop Child Justice Centre’ initiative of the Directorate handles all child-related matters (in collaboration with other MDAs) in Lagos State, thereby protecting the rights of its citizens.  

The Director noted that the government has been and is ready to continue protecting the rights of all residents no matter the circumstances or political implications, noting that the State Government will continue to educate the citizens through periodic sensitisation programmes and campaigns.  

Some of the market women and men lauded the Directorate for the sensitisation programme, adding that ignorance makes human rights abuses thrive. 

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PIX: Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi, Director of Citizens Rights addressing market men and women at Ketu, Lagos.


 

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