Katsina orphaned woman flees village over infamous bandit’s marriage risk [Video]

An 18-year-old orphaned woman has reportedly fled her group in Dan Marke, Dan Musa Local Government Area of Katsina State, after her guardians allegedly accepted a wedding proposal from a infamous bandit chief who threatened to burn down the whole village if his demand was rejected.

The woman, recognized as Amina Sulaiman, disclosed this in a video interview in Hausa, revealed on Friday by the Civilian Joint Task Force workplace in Funtua, Katsina State.

In the interview, Amina mentioned she had repeatedly rejected the wedding proposal, insisting that she would reasonably die than marry the armed legal.

“I told them I could not marry him and had previously told him that I did not love him. During one of those encounters, he struck me on the shoulder, and since then, I have been unable to lift heavy objects with that arm,” she mentioned.

She additional claimed that, regardless of understanding the hazard she confronted, her guardians despatched her again to speak her rejection to the armed legal personally.

“They told me to go and tell him myself, even though they knew he could kill me. That was why I left and came here. I would rather die than marry him,” she mentioned.

When requested whether or not she wished to return to her village, Amina rejected the suggestion, saying she most popular to stay alone reasonably than be pressured into marriage with the bandit chief.

“I would rather continue living here on my own. I will never marry a bandit who survives by engaging in criminal activities,” she mentioned.

The alleged risk to burn down the whole village if the wedding demand was rejected highlights the extent of intimidation and coercion reportedly confronted by residents of weak communities in components of Katsina State.

The incident additionally raises considerations in regards to the security of weak ladies and using violence and threats by armed teams to impose their will on rural communities.

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