{"id":23675,"date":"2023-05-09T18:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/?p=23675"},"modified":"2023-05-09T18:20:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:20:01","slug":"a-20-year-old-daughter-drags-her-father-to-court-over-forced-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/a-20-year-old-daughter-drags-her-father-to-court-over-forced-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"A 20 Year Old Daughter Drags Her Father To Court Over Forced Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_122 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_122\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>A Nigerian woman has sued her dad for forcing her to marry a stranger, local media report.<\/p>\n<p>20-year-old Fatima Aliyu\u2019s lawyer told a Sharia (Islamic)\u00a0<strong>court<\/strong>\u00a0in Kaduna state that she already had someone she loves.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the woman was not suing the father out of disrespect for him.<\/p>\n<p>The father told the court that her late parents had chosen the groom for his daughter when they were alive, and he wanted to respect their wishes.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23676\" src=\"https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-09-at-5.12.28-PM-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-09-at-5.12.28-PM-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-05-09-at-5.12.28-PM.jpeg 581w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Judge Malam Aiyeku Abdulrahman ruled that while the father has the right to choose a husband for his daughter, forced marriage was not encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>He advised the man to be patient with his daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAllow her to present the person she wants to marry and if you are pleased with his religion and character, you allow her to get married,\u201d the Punch quoted the judge as saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_123 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_123\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Nigerian woman has sued her dad for forcing her to marry a stranger, 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