BRIDE DROWNS IN WELL ON WEDDING DAY
The father of the deceased, Abubakar, was quoted to have confirmed the incident, adding that the deceased sister had been unconscious following the accident, while his(father) house was filled with relatives and friends who came to witness the wedding.
Penpushing further reports that the bereaved father, who affirmed that her late daughter love her husband, lamented that it was unfortunate that the family members and guests who came for the marriage ended mourning the death of the bride.
‘Now we are pleading with Hajiya Lami (the cosmetologist) whom the incident occurred at her residence. She is also a sister to the late bride. She is unconscious and unable to eat,” Abubakar said.
The younger brother to the deceased, Labaran, said late Fatima and her parents were residents of Babura local government in Jigawa State, but decided to hold the wedding at Danbatta in neighbouring Kano State.
Penpushing also reports that, Kano is one of the many Northern Nigerian States yet to domesticate the child rights law which makes marriage to anyone below 18 illegal, and it is a known fact that Child marriage is common in places like Kano due to cultural and religious beliefs.
