PHOTO: 54 years old man marries 4-year-old girl in Bayelsa

A 54-year-old man has reportedly married a 4-year-old minor in the Akeddei community, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

According to reports, the marriage which happened on Tuesday between the minor and the 54-year-old man identified as Elder Akpos was at the instance of the girl’s parents claiming that the man was her husband in their previous life.

Community sources said the girl claimed that the man was her husband, who died mysteriously in their previous life, and that over the years, she has been moving from place to place, to be birthed under different parents, searching for her former husband.

The source said, “The little bride said if she was not allowed to marry her husband, she would have no other business in the Akeddei community, and that she was going to die peacefully and go her way.”

“To avoid losing the girl to death, the people of Akeddei decided to organize a glamorous wedding ceremony to mark the union of the two previous life lovers.”