Seven charged with marrying off young girl

Dec 11, 2009

Seven people who were part of the group that organised a marriage of a 14-year-old girl have been charged and remanded to Soroti Prisons.

By Felix Osujo

Seven people who were part of the group that organised a marriage of a 14-year-old girl have been charged and remanded to Soroti Prisons.

The accussed: Mutwalibi Adam,Yusuf Adam,Asha Adam, Mawuzu Shamim, Hajat Amoi Fatuma, Atenyi Katushambe Maimuna,and Ramathan Mariam, appeared before Soroti court, on Wednesday and charged with compounding a felony.

It is alleged that the accused received two goats, blankets, soap, cooking oil, paraffin, rice and maize flour up on agreement that they would support the marriage of Zura Zafaran and Onzo Muzamiru.

The offence is punishable with imprisonment for a period of two years.

The Soroti State attorney, James Opio, told court presided over by Magistrate Grade one, Patrick Kitiyo that investigations are not complete. All the accused persons denied a charge of against them and court remanded them until December 15.

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