Wedding of Christian girl who converted to Muslim called off

The wedding of Charity Uzoechina, the daughter of Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor, Raymond Uzoechima who converted to the Islam, has been called off by the Niger state Government.

She was supposed to be marrying her Muslim lawyer, Barr. Tijani when the wedding was called off.

Vanguard reports that the Governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu, where Charity now Aisha resides, ordered that the wedding to be stopped when he got information that the young lady's parents were not informed of her upcoming wedding. Imams and other Muslim clerics were already gathered when the wedding was called off. (her dad pictured above).

The National body of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) had through its Niger state Chapter Chairman, Dr Musa Dada, informed the State's Commissioner on Religious Matters and the Attorney General of the state, about the upcoming wedding between Aisha and Barrister Tijani who stood in as her lawyer when she sued her parents for interfering in her decision to change religion.

Charity now Aisha converted from her Christian fate to the Muslim fate in Feb 2013. She has since been in the custody of the state government, residing with the deputy Governor, Alhaji Musa Ibeto.