Minors arrested in Bauchi over illegal marriage ceremony, N3,000 bride price

Authorities in Bauchi State have apprehended a group of minors for allegedly conducting an illegal marriage ceremony involving a bride price of N3,000.
The suspects, including the purported bride and groom, were on Thursday presented before the Bauchi State Action Committee on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, chaired by the wife of the governor, Aisha Bala Mohammed.
The arrests were carried out by operatives of the Bauchi State Vigilante and Youth Empowerment Agency in collaboration with the Bauchi State Police Command.
Also arrested were individuals said to have attended the ceremony, an alleged imam who conducted the marriage, and an underage girl accused of acting as the bride’s...