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Saints are viewed with great respect in any country. However, sometimes these saints do something which leaves people astonished. A similar incident has also come to light from Africa. A 63 year old saint living in Ghana has surprised everyone by marrying a 12 year old girl.
People's anger against the saint
However, social media users are unhappy with this step of the saint. Not only this, a large section is also criticizing the saint through social media. The Nugu community reportedly lives in Ghana. Their customs and traditions are a little different from others.
Pandit got married
According to reports, two days ago St. Numo Borket Laweh Tsuru XXXIII of the Nagua community married a 12-year-old minor girl. You will be surprised to know that the minor girl is a minor child of Sant Samaj.
a grand wedding took place
The saint's marriage took place with much pomp and traditional rituals. During this time almost all the people of the society were present in this wedding ceremony. Let us tell you that legally for marriage in Ghana, a girl must be 18 years of age. But the girl is only 12 years old. Due to this, there was an uproar as soon as the wedding video went viral.
People are imparting knowledge to minors
In the viral video, people of the community are seen teaching many things to the minor girl. Here people can be seen telling a minor girl how to apply perfume, how to behave with her husband after marriage etc.
A shocking community statement
After the marriage, a shocking statement has come out from the community. Nii Borte Kofi Frankwa II, a leader there, says criticism of the religious leader is only due to ignorance. This marriage has been done according to tradition and customs. The community says that the girl was doing penance since she was just 6 years old to marry the religious leader. There were no restrictions in his life during this period. According to a tradition the girl was made the wife of a religious leader.