{"id":44590,"date":"2023-03-16T10:05:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/16\/65-year-old-man-marries-an-11-year-old-girl\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T10:05:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:05:35","slug":"65-year-old-man-marries-an-11-year-old-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/16\/65-year-old-man-marries-an-11-year-old-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"65-year-old man marries an 11-year-old girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\"  data-lazy- alt=\"65-year-old man marries an 11-year-old girl\" title=\"65-year-old man marries an 11-year-old girl\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/65-year-old-man-marries-an-11-year-old-girl-696x392.png\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/65-year-old-man-marries-an-11-year-old-girl-696x392.png\"   alt=\"65-year-old man marries an 11-year-old girl\" title=\"65-year-old man marries an 11-year-old girl\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<h4 id=\"h-those-kids-are-mostly-from-poor-homes-so-the-deal-is-done-in-exchange-for-poverty-amelioration-no-wealthy-family-will-release-their-daughter-for-marriage-at-this-tender-age\"><strong>Those kids are mostly from poor homes, so the deal is done in exchange for poverty amelioration. No wealthy family will release their daughter for marriage at this tender age.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s quite unfortunate that the young girl\u2019s future, hopes, aspirations, life, and right to choose have all been taken away from her in such a disgusting manner.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, religion is the biggest problem in this part of the world and something needs to be urgently done about it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:\u00a0You\u2019ll go to hell if you send money to a lady you are not married to \u2013 Preacher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trending photos and videos on social media which have enraged a lot of netizens capture the moment an 11-year-old girl was handed over to her 65-year-old husband in the course of their marriage ceremony.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"370\" data-id=\"273736\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/65-year-old-man-marries-an-11-year-old-girl.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"370\" data-id=\"273736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/65-year-old-man-marries-an-11-year-old-girl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273736\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In the short disgusting videos, the young girl appeared sad while the man who\u2019s old enough to be her great grandfather was in a jubilant mood.<\/p>\n<p>I still don\u2019t understand how the old man found the 11-year-old girl attractive enough to wife her. <\/p>\n<p>Someone that is supposed to be watching cartoons and playing without having to worry about responsibilities; This world is just messed up.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a video from the wedding reception which has received over 50k angry reactions on social media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>I relocated to the US without the knowledge of my friends \u2013 Lady shares<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Below are some of the over 10K condemnation comments gathered under the video;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can someone interview this man &amp; ask him if he can give out his own 11 yo grand daughter to his age mate.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Obi Fan Page (@obidientHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/obidientHQ\/status\/1636093742439342082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s a multi faceted issue. First there&#8217;s poverty, then there&#8217;s religion. If the girl&#8217;s parents were well to do, this wouldn&#8217;t have happened. And as they&#8217;re seemingly not well to do, the religious factor will be brought in to make the union &#8220;legal&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Captain Barbossa?? (@efa101) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/efa101\/status\/1636260015081156608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is heartbreaking\u2026<br \/>When we talk, they&#8217;ll come up with religion permits, tribe permits, but in the actual sense this is wrong. <br \/>In a real sense, this man is paedophile.<br \/>You support him I block you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eze of Port-Harcourt ? (@ChuksBLK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuksBLK\/status\/1636084558331256835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I no know weytin anybody wan tell me. But this is a very shameful act. The mama and papa wey agree to this Ogun supposed Kee them<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Victor (@VictorwonderB23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VictorwonderB23\/status\/1636085331463110658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They still dey do this kain thing for there.<br \/>The number of open pwdophiles from that region is nauseating.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sweet Witch (PROOF-of-funds? DM) ??20:10:2020? (@deshotcaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deshotcaller\/status\/1636086990180417537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wait, this man should be in his fifties if not sixties and he\u2019s married to an 11 year old? Na wah ooo, this is so wrong. I wonder when child marriage will stop in the north.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tasty ?? 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