[PHOTOS] 13-Year-Old Christian Girl Abducted, Forced Into Marriage, Regains Freedom From Emir’s Palace

Four days after being allegedly abducted for the purpose of forcing into a marriage, Hauwa Dadi has regained her freedom.

Hauwa, an SS1 student of the Brighter Academy Secondary School, Gashua, is a daughter of a former Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria. She was abducted and allegedly kept at the palace of the Emir of Gashua for ‘Islamic evangelism.’

The 13-year-old Hauwa was, however, released on Sunday, November 5, from the palace of the Emir, Alhaji Abubakar Suleman. A civil rights organisation, Stefanos Foundation, through it Executive Director of SF, Mark Lipdo, blew the lid off the alleged plot to force the teenager into marriage.

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Hauwa’s elder brother, Jonathan Dadi, broke the news of her release. The Christian community and Evangelical Church Winning All in the Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State had been thrown into confusion, following the abduction of the teenager, PUNCH reports

When contacted, the Gashua Police Area Commander, Joseph Aloefuna, confirmed that the case was brought to his knowledge by the Gashua Divisional Police Officer.

He said, ““There was this boy who was said to have insisted on marrying the girl (Hauwa). They are in the same school. The matter was reported to the school management and the boy was punished and warned to stop harassing the girl.

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Later, the girl was abducted and the boy was the prime suspect. The boy was arrested but claimed that the girl ran to the Emir’s palace because she wanted to convert to Islam.

The Emir took her to the Chief Imam; the Chief Imam said the girl was scared but he was asked to take her to the welfare officials instead of keeping her in his custody. We took the statement of everybody concerned. The Chief Imam said there was going to be a meeting on the matter.”