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Valentine’s Day wedding aborts as police rescue minor, arrest man

Bilal Oketch Okello, the 25-year-old groom who was arrested alongside his 17-year-old bride in Obunga slums, Kisumu on February 14, 2021. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

What seemed to be a well-planned Valentine’s Day wedding yesterday aborted after police arrested the groom and rescued the 17-year-old bride.

The wedding that was set to be held at Jamia Mosque in Kisumu from 2pm was thwarted after the public tipped the police, who picked the girl and arrested the 27-year-old groom.

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