Priest, 63, marries 12-year-old girl after choosing her when she was just 6
Outrage has resulted from the marriage of a 63-year-old priest to a 12-year-old girl.
The guy, Gborbu Wulomo, Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIII, and the child, Naa Okromo, reportedly tied the knot at the marriage ceremony on Saturday, March 30, in Nungua, Ghana.
A visitor who approved of the union claimed that it resulted from a long-standing tradition requiring the priest to wed a virgin. He disclosed that as of right now, Nungua has no virgin girls older than nine.
She was chosen by the priest when she was only six years old. The girl is now anticipated to take part in a second traditional ceremony that focuses on purification.
The ritual is thought to empower her to carry out her anticipated responsibilities as a wife to Gborbu Wulomo, which includes bearing children.
The shrine of Gborbu Wulomo at Nungua in the Greater Accra region defended the marriage, saying: “She is still in school, she does not live with the Gborbu Wulomo. We started the traditional marriage of Naa Yomo Ayemuade (12-year-old) to ward off other men. When she matures, we will have our final rites.”
Star FM in Ghana reported that the ceremony was allegedly necessary “to ensure no man sexually stains her.”
A spokesperson for the temple Nii Bortey Kofi Frankwa II explained the historical and spiritual relevance of the marriage.
They said: “Naa Yomo Ayemuade is a reincarnated woman who lived over 300 years ago and has returned to ensure that the sacred rituals of one of the deities which have not been performed for years can be done.”
The priest “will have to wait until she is mature or she reaches the legal age of marriage and childbirth” to have sexual relations with the child, Star FM reported.