Evelyn Akawe married at age ten to a native doctor to pay parents debts
my people Abasi mmi mbok!!!
Inside this blessed country, people are doing really terrible things, and it’s our responsibility here on ekong nke, to let you know…we caught up with this story on a trending radio show called brekete famly,
and we just felt sad….
this is indeed a sad one…
A resident of Mpape a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Evelyn Akawe, who comes from
Bachebe in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River , was married off as debt to a native doctor when she was ten...yes.. 10!!!!!!! because of the money her poor parents borrowed, to get a goat and a fowl for sacrifice...they could not pay..so they paid with her as offering...
Please watch……….video link below
http://bit.ly/1JMwh6n
credit: http://crossriverwatch.com
What a touching story
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