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Police Nab Girl’s Husband, Father ‘…she reveals 3-month pregnancy, love for marriage’
POLICE in Nakonde have arrested the man who allegedly married off his 13-year-old daughter to a 21-year-old man. And it has turned out that the girl is three months pregnant.
Police have also arrested the newly-wed man for allegedly marrying an underage girl.
Muchinga Province Deputy Police Commissioner Bonny Kapeso confirmed the arrests to the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) in Chinsali yesterday.
Police in the company of the World Vision Zambia (WVZ) staff made the arrests following receipt of reports from the Ministry of Education that a man of Mulizye village had married off his underage daughter.
Mr Kapeso said the mother of the girl escaped the dragnet and disappeared in the nearby bush but police are still looking for her.
He named the arrested parent as Bernard Sinkolongo of Mulizye village in Chieftainess Waitwika’s area of Nakonde and his son-in-law as Kenny Sinkala of the same village.
Mr Kapeso said police are still investigating the matter.
Meanwhile, the 13-year-old girl, who was a Grade 6 pupil at Mulizye Primary School, told ZANIS at Nakonde police station yesterday that she loves the man and wants to remain in the marriage.
The girl, who was married off at a ceremony last Saturday, said she does not want to go back to school.
The girl said her parents were given one goat, two chickens, two hoes, four metres of cloth (chitenge), 60 litres of a traditional drink (munkoyo) and K60 cash.
And Chieftainess Waitwika of the Namwanga people of Nakonde has condemned the marrying off of the underage girl.
Chieftainess Waitwika told ZANIS in an interview yesterday that the law should firmly deal with parents who withdraw girl children from school and marrying them off.
She is disappointed that such a thing could come from Mulizye village where she personally spent time educating parents on the need not to marry off their young daughters.
And Society for WomenAgainst HIV/AIDS in Zambia (SWAAZ) coordinator for Muchinga and Northern Provinces, Maggie Siame said in a separate interview with ZANIS that her organisation is ready to take the girl to the transit home until she gives birth.
Ms Siame said after the girl has given birth, she will be taken back to school.
She also disclosed that her organisation is following up a similar case in Isoka district where a Grade 7 pupil of Mutondu Primary School has been withdrawn from school and married off.
Nakonde District Education Board Secretary Stanley Mwambazi on Wednesday said that a 13-year-old girl of Mulizye Primary School had been withdrawn from school and married off by her parents.
Mr Mwambazi said it is unfortunate that some children abruptly stop school and school authorities later on discover that their pupils were actually married off.
He lamented that some parents are too vulnerable and view their children as a source of wealth, which is wrong and against the law.
Mr Mwambazi said that it is common in Nakonde district for parents to marry off their young children.
He, however, warned parents of the 13-year-old girl of Mulizye Basic School that the law would not spare them.
Mr Mwambazi said the Ministry of Education, in conjunction with the Forum for African Women Educationalists in Zambia the Campaign for Female Education and Chieftainess Waitwika is working restlessly to sensitise villagers and ensure child marriages come to an end. -ZANIS.
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twambo
July 18, 2014 at 10:15 am
WhEn I was thAt age,I was in grade 8 Doing serious sciEnce projects and I knoW what I wanted for my life,shame on her,all she wants is a pen.is
Chief of Grief
July 18, 2014 at 10:38 am
Ubukala bwa mulowela umwaiche,kikikikikikikiki,tulamyeba mwe fikashana ati sper no bwamba fyakulya fyenu mwaunfwa teh,kikikikikikikikiki.Elo nka infanti aka,kalibesha fertile mweh,balekeni fye balyi kappa.
chris
July 18, 2014 at 10:40 am
@Twanbo its you people to help the young girl see beyond the pen.is and not to abuse her.
yang
July 18, 2014 at 10:47 am
uluse kumwaiche!
cm
July 18, 2014 at 11:09 am
Sad indeed when you think of their future. It looks like in her case it’s like forcing a horse to drink water. But with much counsel she can change
African God
July 18, 2014 at 11:14 am
The Muslim “Prophet Muhammed” married a 9 years old.
Senior Baloteli
July 18, 2014 at 11:24 am
They should not just arrest the husband, they should charge Jim for defilement.
grazaccs
July 18, 2014 at 11:26 am
dnt tok of muhammed myb its ryt in his religious beliefs bt in christianity it doesnt mak sense in de eyes of God.i cnt evn undrstnd hw sh z copin with dat pregnancy
katutula
July 18, 2014 at 12:03 pm
How can some marry off the daugter because of 20 liters of munkoyo suerly? mwebena mwanga muletusebanya.
kwa george
July 18, 2014 at 1:40 pm
VS KANENE . AM WAITING FOR THOSE NGOs
pink
July 18, 2014 at 2:14 pm
people the effects of poverty are diverse and poverty is diverse as well. we need help in this area. otherwise when pipo are struggling the do any thing, they can be bogus doctors
Mpongo
July 18, 2014 at 3:17 pm
It appears she is already lost, after giving birth, she will fall pregnant again…… She needs encouragement to regain self esteem.
ba luanshya
July 18, 2014 at 4:16 pm
life z about choice, plz leave tha famly
chile1
July 18, 2014 at 4:23 pm
Mmmmm its lyk uyo chikala alishiba ukunyenga umwaice akanininafye ati awe alefwaya fye item
rev
July 18, 2014 at 4:24 pm
all of you , who married your wives before the age of 18 or 19 and those of you who were born from parents who were married at a tender are guilty of this sin and must be arrested by the police or you report yourselves or we stop pretence
babizo
July 18, 2014 at 4:27 pm
too bad for the girl,parents are to blame and need punishment
The Opponent
July 18, 2014 at 4:29 pm
Bushe mwaana weenu? Where were you wen she suferd to an extent of choozng marriege as her solution to her sufering.
uluse
July 18, 2014 at 4:38 pm
the girl needs proper councelling. God help us
JONATHAN
July 18, 2014 at 4:49 pm
What is needed is advising parents not calling alleged male culprits bcoz no law can cupabilize them if not just distroying lives and them continue their journey therefore making them stay together is worse bcoz it is same he ll say it was infatuation
grazaccs
July 18, 2014 at 4:51 pm
ba opponet sh znt our daughter bt we cnt suprt sch an evil act by hr parents, i bliv u ar a man so u cnt imagin hw painfu labuor z,thr ar alot of oganaisatoins helpin young pipo n girls especialy ar targts,if she appeald sh ws goin 2b help cz sh hs jst worsend hr sufrins nw
jungle kiswa
July 18, 2014 at 4:56 pm
The girl should have been dull in class and poverty was rampant to the extent that she lost hope of making it to the next grade or ever being someone in society. she chose to be married after being coxed by her parents. We need to encourage and help the poor in any way possible so that the difference in appearance at school is reduced. when others are wearing good, bathing with soap, enjoying everything and the poor girl is just languishing with shame, what do you expect?
twali fye babili
July 18, 2014 at 5:40 pm
their child,Their choice nevertheless do you know what prompted them to do so n if the girl z approving kubaleka,okomwali uko balemu panga kapokola na law ku bana bakwe
Denkete of Southern
July 18, 2014 at 7:43 pm
Ala ubwamba bwaliibeelafye. Umwaice alibumfwikisha ala patali. But utwaume twamumushi tatwaishiba na foreplay. Ngaka niinafye pamuulu ninshi kwikila within 2 minutes. Nomba ine, first kumyangapo bwino bwino pali clitoris, kuma nipple ngana somekapo ninshi napaboomba napatelelaaaaa awe sure, apunda na baby ****, baby ****. Ya but nalipena ine mwe. Munjelelakofye bane.
muzo
July 18, 2014 at 8:11 pm
Govt this is yo fault, schools in these areas are too far, it takes a child 8hrs to reach school nd moving in da company of boys, this is da end result. playing on da way, touchng one another breasts nd penis’. stop rushng in aresting da pipo build enaf schols in all areas
tutu
July 18, 2014 at 8:38 pm
awe utubaiche kwena tulilowele(above 16) elo tuli tight futi utwauma bwino mu kanyo, kanshi tata kuipesha…kuti ulepundafye epowambilile paka ku mpela. anyway lock d@ litole wit kanene and the fatha too.but 4 the girl it’s too late,she sounds like kalitemwa ukutombwa sana…
muntu
July 18, 2014 at 10:40 pm
She doesent even knw what love is. She nids good help
zegu
July 18, 2014 at 10:40 pm
Disturbing stories indeed,let this boy b charged accordingly so as to seve as example kuli imwe ba kolwe mwebatemwa utubwese.
CANDY COAT
July 19, 2014 at 12:09 am
these small kids like being nyengad 2much
jackliper
July 19, 2014 at 3:56 am
Early marriage is african culture.as long as Akanyo nakakula and a man kuti Apowaa sperm.its fine!noti ifyo bafikala naba tunyo mulesabaila
state council
July 19, 2014 at 7:14 pm
Nothing criminal and they will all be aquited. Mr. Kapeso, ur expected to know that zambia is run on dual ligo system and traditionary, there is no age limit as long as the parents of the girl consent, there is no defilement. It was marriage anda customary law.
john
July 19, 2014 at 7:22 pm
The comments allowed here are tantamount to ponorgraphy,can the law find ways of curbing this social media free for all rubbish
JOHN
July 19, 2014 at 8:14 pm
God z gret indid en shem 2 doz idiots wh wished bashikulu our hard workin,passionate en bluvd przdnt
dead.
Longman
July 20, 2014 at 7:21 pm
The girl has clearly explained that she is no longer interested to go to school. Please please please leave her alone. Even if you tie her like a dog and pull her to school she will not be able to learn. Such is already used to to the pen.is. And u want to give a pencil. This will never work.
Judas
July 20, 2014 at 10:26 pm
A girl’s body below 16yrs is not fully developed for procreation.The under sixteen girls are not yet ready for daily strenous sex and child bearing.According to medical experts,the girl’s physiological make up only get fully developed after 16 years and above.
Mucende
July 20, 2014 at 11:08 pm
Leave the girl alone. She likes it. Another problem has been created . Who will look after other children when all parents are arrested? Is it fair to punish other innocent children? The arrests made, are they solving a problem or creating more problems? SWAAZ and other NGOs take care of other family members as well because their parents are arrested and you support such arrests. What is your interests? Making your organisations popular and more funding at the expense of other children of the arrested parents? How do such children whose parents are arrested go to school and feed? Review these evil laws. Many children are suffering as a result of NGO supported arrests of parents. Shame to you all supporters of vulture/evil NGOs who get more funding to support their bellies. Mawe to the children of arrested parents. Find best ways of dealing with culprits withou causing suffering to innocent children under their care.