A 63-year-old traditional high priest in Ghana has sparked public outrage for marrying a 12-year-old girl, who has been placed under police protection, according to local reports. Nuumo Borketey ...

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An influential traditional priest aged 63 has sparked an outrage in Ghana by marrying a 12-year-old girl. The priest, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, married her in a customary ceremony held on ...

A 12-year-old girl has been placed under police protection in Ghana after it emerged she had been married to a 63-year-old traditional high priest. There was public outrage after footage of ...

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Enyonam was liberated a few years ago after long negotiations between International Needs Ghana (ING), the leading Ghanaian charity campaigning against the practice, and the priest and elders.

ACCRA - A traditional Ghana priest has sparked a national outcry after marrying a 13-year-old girl, prompting calls for his arrest. The 63-year-old priest Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII ...

People accused of witchcraft are usually banished from their home areas and in Ghana they seek refuge in camps run by traditional priests "where they remain until they die or a family member or ...

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The office of the influential priest, who serves an indigenous community in the capital, defended the marriage, saying it was only ceremonial. The legal minimum age to get married in Ghana is 18.