Father threatens suicide as daughter refuses forced marriage

Nkwanta (V/R), June 19, GNA - Mr Kokomba Nnadal, a 60-year-old farmer, has threatened to commit suicide over his daughter's refusal to enter into forced marriage to another man.
 Mr Kwame Blasum, Mr Nnadal's preferred choice of husband for his daughter, said his prospective father-in-law would have to pay back the two million cedis dowry he paid for Miss Nnadal's hand in marriage and also compensate him for the three years he spent labouring on his farm in expectation of marrying his daughter. Deputy Superintendent of Police Mr Sekyere Bruku in charge of the Nkwanta District told the Ghana News Agency that Miss Abigail Nnadal 20, said to be six months pregnant with another man, reportedly told her father to return the two million cedis dowry to Mr Blasum.
    
Mr Bruku said Miss Nnadal refused to soften her position despite severe beatings from her siblings who traced her to her hideout at Addo-Nkwanta, a village near Dambai.