The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) informs the public that with the aid of the Liberia National Police (LNP) a 16-year-old girl has been rescued from child marriage. The minor was scheduled to be wedded on Monday, June 8, 2020 to a polygamist named Jusu Kenneh, a resident of the Banjor Community, in Montserrado County. Jusu is already a husband of two wives and the minor was to become his third wife.
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection applauds the unprecedented reporting of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases across the country by whistle blowers. This speaks volumes, as compared to the past where sexual and gender-based violence cases were rarely reported, due to the lack of confidence in the Justice system, or, due to traditional and cultural submission, or otherwise.



