A 37-year-old man, Michael Ugwu, who claims to
work as a police SPY official at a federal ministry
in Lagos state, has been arrested by the police in
the state for taking a 12-year-old orphan,
identified only as Nneka as wife.
Nneka’s grand father, Abada, a native doctor in
Enugu State, reportedly gave out her out in
marriage to Ugwu, an indigene of Aji in Enugu
Ezike town, Igbo-Eze North Local Government
Area of Enugu State.
The Punch is reporting that Ugwu, had gone to
the Ipaja Police Division, Lagos to report that his
teenage wife ran away from home and had since
been missing.
The police, upon finding the said missing wife,
subsequently detained Ugwu for marrying a
minor.
A police source at the Division said, “Ugwu came
and reported that his wife absconded and that he
even took a loan from a bank to marry her. He
even sounded drunk when he came to the station.
“When we saw the minor he called wife, we had
to detain him to get more information, because a
12-year-old girl is not ripe for marriage, so we
had to ask him more questions,” the source
added.
But Ugwu, on his part, said the girl’s grandfather
willingly gave her out to him in marriage at their
hometown in Enugu State.
He added that there was a traditional marriage to
that effect on January 20, 2016 in the village,
attended by about 50 persons, including
community elders, the girl’s grandfather and other
villagers.
He noted he never saw anything wrong with
taking the girl as a wife because there were
elders at the event and they gave their blessings
to the union, adding that the girl’s grandfather,
who also happened to be his old time friend, had
assured him that the girl was not a small girl.
Ugwu said, “I have been under pressure from my
family members to get married, and when I
visited the village earlier in the year, I and Abada,
a retired Biafran soldier, went to have a drink.
“I paid the bills and told Abada I needed a woman
to marry.
“Abada was happy I paid for his drinks, and he
assured me he would introduce me to a girl. He
said I might not be able to take care of a woman
he wanted to give me but that he had another
one for me. The following morning, I visited him
with a friend of mine.
“He asked for N500 and I gave him. Around
10pm, he brought a girl to my house. I was about
sleeping then. He said the girl he brought for me
is his child and that he would want me to marry
from their place.
“I asked if the girl is up to the right age, he said
yes; that she was not a small girl. He said he
needed to give the girl out in marriage so that
she would not get unwanted pregnancy. I said
okay.
“He brought the girl again the following morning.
He asked that I shook hands with the girl and I
did. He said I should not joke with the offer
because someone else had even shown interest in
the girl but that he wanted me to marry her. He
said I should come with one carton each of beer
and malt to ‘knock the door’ as the tradition
demands.
“We call it ‘Omenala’. He gave me the list of
items to buy for the introduction,” Ugwu stated.
“During my first visit, I went with one carton of
beer and malt. During my second visit for the
introduction, the items I bought, according to the
list I was given, included a jar of palm wine worth
N30,000, eight cartons of beer worth N16,000,
two cartons of malt worth N3,000, amount spent
on cooking to entertain the guests cost N11,000,
two laps of pig meat worth N6,000, 30 kolanuts
worth N2,800, two packets of cigarette worth
N400 and dowry of N33,000. I was there with
some of my family members.
“At the event, even though she didn’t give me
wine as required traditionally and we didn’t put
on same attire, Abada gave her to me and told us
to kneel down and he prayed for us. He said he
expected us to come back with children.
“The two times the girl was brought to my house
and on the day of the introduction, she wore high
heels, which made her look taller and mature.
“At that time, I didn’t see her as too young, and
as our elders in the village supported it, I thought
it was right. I am a heavy drinker, maybe that is
why I was confused and the pressure from my
people to get married made me to rush into it.
Then, the girl’s grandfather is a herbalist, I don’t
know whether he covered my eyes because now I
regret my actions.
“I came back to Lagos with the girl in February. I
think I was hypnotised for me to have taken that
loan because now, my salary is being deducted
monthly to pay back the loan.
“I have never slept with her, but I made the
attempt twice but it was not successful, as I
could not penetrate, so I left her.
“I think the man used a charm to hypnotise me,
otherwise, how would I have married such a
young girl without knowing it and that is part of
the reasons why I regret my actions. I love the
girl but she didn’t respond when I tried ‘it’
because there was ‘no way’.
“How would I have a wife at home and I would
still go out to satisfy myself (sexually). A doctor
even advised me not to sleep with her because
she was too young to be pregnant. I made two
attempts to sleep with her but no way. I didn’t
force her. In my life, I had never deflowered any
woman.”
A 37-year-old man, Michael Ugwu, who claims to
work as a police SPY official at a federal ministry
in Lagos state, has been arrested by the police in
the state for taking a 12-year-old orphan,
identified only as Nneka as wife.
Nneka’s grand father, Abada, a native doctor in
Enugu State, reportedly gave out her out in
marriage to Ugwu, an indigene of Aji in Enugu
Ezike town, Igbo-Eze North Local Government
Area of Enugu State.
The Punch is reporting that Ugwu, had gone to
the Ipaja Police Division, Lagos to report that his
teenage wife ran away from home and had since
been missing.
The police, upon finding the said missing wife,
subsequently detained Ugwu for marrying a
minor.
A police source at the Division said, “Ugwu came
and reported that his wife absconded and that he
even took a loan from a bank to marry her. He
even sounded drunk when he came to the station.
“When we saw the minor he called wife, we had
to detain him to get more information, because a
12-year-old girl is not ripe for marriage, so we
had to ask him more questions,” the source
added.
But Ugwu, on his part, said the girl’s grandfather
willingly gave her out to him in marriage at their
hometown in Enugu State.
He added that there was a traditional marriage to
that effect on January 20, 2016 in the village,
attended by about 50 persons, including
community elders, the girl’s grandfather and other
villagers.
He noted he never saw anything wrong with
taking the girl as a wife because there were
elders at the event and they gave their blessings
to the union, adding that the girl’s grandfather,
who also happened to be his old time friend, had
assured him that the girl was not a small girl.
Ugwu said, “I have been under pressure from my
family members to get married, and when I
visited the village earlier in the year, I and Abada,
a retired Biafran soldier, went to have a drink.
“I paid the bills and told Abada I needed a woman
to marry.
“Abada was happy I paid for his drinks, and he
assured me he would introduce me to a girl. He
said I might not be able to take care of a woman
he wanted to give me but that he had another
one for me. The following morning, I visited him
with a friend of mine.
“He asked for N500 and I gave him. Around
10pm, he brought a girl to my house. I was about
sleeping then. He said the girl he brought for me
is his child and that he would want me to marry
from their place.
“I asked if the girl is up to the right age, he said
yes; that she was not a small girl. He said he
needed to give the girl out in marriage so that
she would not get unwanted pregnancy. I said
okay.
“He brought the girl again the following morning.
He asked that I shook hands with the girl and I
did. He said I should not joke with the offer
because someone else had even shown interest in
the girl but that he wanted me to marry her. He
said I should come with one carton each of beer
and malt to ‘knock the door’ as the tradition
demands.
“We call it ‘Omenala’. He gave me the list of
items to buy for the introduction,” Ugwu stated.
“During my first visit, I went with one carton of
beer and malt. During my second visit for the
introduction, the items I bought, according to the
list I was given, included a jar of palm wine worth
N30,000, eight cartons of beer worth N16,000,
two cartons of malt worth N3,000, amount spent
on cooking to entertain the guests cost N11,000,
two laps of pig meat worth N6,000, 30 kolanuts
worth N2,800, two packets of cigarette worth
N400 and dowry of N33,000. I was there with
some of my family members.
“At the event, even though she didn’t give me
wine as required traditionally and we didn’t put
on same attire, Abada gave her to me and told us
to kneel down and he prayed for us. He said he
expected us to come back with children.
“The two times the girl was brought to my house
and on the day of the introduction, she wore high
heels, which made her look taller and mature.
“At that time, I didn’t see her as too young, and
as our elders in the village supported it, I thought
it was right. I am a heavy drinker, maybe that is
why I was confused and the pressure from my
people to get married made me to rush into it.
Then, the girl’s grandfather is a herbalist, I don’t
know whether he covered my eyes because now I
regret my actions.
“I came back to Lagos with the girl in February. I
think I was hypnotised for me to have taken that
loan because now, my salary is being deducted
monthly to pay back the loan.
“I have never slept with her, but I made the
attempt twice but it was not successful, as I
could not penetrate, so I left her.
“I think the man used a charm to hypnotise me,
otherwise, how would I have married such a
young girl without knowing it and that is part of
the reasons why I regret my actions. I love the
girl but she didn’t respond when I tried ‘it’
because there was ‘no way’.
“How would I have a wife at home and I would
still go out to satisfy myself (sexually). A doctor
even advised me not to sleep with her because
she was too young to be pregnant. I made two
attempts to sleep with her but no way. I didn’t
force her. In my life, I had never deflowered any
woman.”
Commenting on the incident, the Director of
Children Affairs in the Ministry, Mrs. Alaba
Fadairo, said the case was under investigation.
The Spokesperson for the Enugu State Police
Command, Ebere Amaraizu, said the command
would swing into action as soon as it is briefed
by the Lagos State Command or a formal report
is made to the command on the matter. on the incident, the Director of
Children Affairs in the Ministry, Mrs. Alaba
Fadairo, said the case was under investigation.
The Spokesperson for the Enugu State Police
Command, Ebere Amaraizu, said the command
would swing into action as soon as it is briefed
by the Lagos State Command or a formal report
is made to the command on the matter.

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K

Na d whole naija news dey inside this story? Na so dem dey get ppl attention? By writing long epistle?

Thats bad, 12 years old c'mon that's a minor.