Dad Chains, Locks His Daughter, 16, Up for Two Years for Rejecting Forced Marriage

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Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, #NAPTIP, have arrested a 62-year-old man in #KanoState for chaining and locking up 16-year-old daughter, Fatima, for rejecting forced marriage, from reports.
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The suspect Muhammad Ujujud, locked Binta up as punishment for refusing to accept a husband he forced on her. It was gathered that the man also locked his son, Shehu, in a separate cell in his house. Unfortunately, the boy died in detention recently.
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Daily Nigerian reveals that a member of the community who secretly leaked the story explained that the man was notorious for meting out corporal punishment on his family and he was dreaded in the village.
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According to the locals, Mr Ujudud only rarely fed his captive children with food. “He hardly gave them food to eat. They sleep and defecate in just one point,” said a neighbor.
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Appearing pale and ill, NAPTIP officials then took Binta to a private hospital in #Kano, where she is currently receiving treatments.

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