Anger As Ghanaian Priest, 63, Marries 12-Year-Old Girl|collage
A Ghanaian traditional priest has caused an outrage online after marrying a 12-year-old girl at a traditional wedding on Saturday in Ghana.
Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, a traditional priest in Accra was filmed wedding a young girl which woman at the wedding speaking in the local language Ga, advised her to dress sagaciously to look appealing to her husband.
Besides that, they also gifted her some perfumes to apply to her body so that she would smell nice before her husband.
Following the words from the women, members of the public raised eyebrows by calling upon the authorities to come to the rescue of the young girl before her life was destroyed.
However, the members of the community the priest and the girl came from, have responded to public critiques by alleging those poking their noses into the tradition don’t understand the culture. According to them, the criticisms “come from a point of ignorance”.
Nii Bortey Kofi Frankwa II, a local community leader, said on Sunday that the girl’s role as the priest’s wife is “purely tradition and custom”.
Tsuru being the traditional priest, his duties include blessing members of the society, praying for the society, giving prophesy, healing the unwell and officiating some traditional marriages.
Ghanaian authority is yet to respond to the issues but according to the country’s constitution, marriage is only carried to both boys and girls above 18 years of age.
