Wedding Guest Bags 15 Years Imprisonment Over Marriage of 16 Year Old Girl in Freetown

A man who helped organize a wedding for a 16-year-old girl in Freetown has been sentenced to 15 years in prison or a fine of 50,000 New Leones.

Lansana Qura pleaded guilty Wednesday before High Court Justice Mark Ngegba in Freetown. He is the second accused in what officials say is the first prosecution under Sierra Leone’s Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2024.