Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b
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Secondary School Girl Escapes Forced Marriage In Rumbek

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A form three student from Loreto Girls Secondary School in Rumbek has escaped a force marriage which she had no idea of and had no consent to the so called marriage which was well organized behind her back.
Mr. Mangong Luka paid the parents of Athiei a total of (90) Ninety cows. The cows after being received by Athiei parents automatically makes Athiei the wife of Mr. Mangong Luka.
Athiei further added that she told her parents to be patient when it comes to marriage since she had only one dream to complete her education first then the issue of the marriage will come later.

She further advises her fellow girls and the South Sudanese girls to always seek help from the government when faced with similar issue like the one she just underwent. She believes education is the key.
Forced marriage has been an issue in South Sudan, girls are being forced at an earlier age of about 13 for marriage which is very wrong. We should always allow our girls to go to school and then they should choose a man of their choice to marry.
According UNICEF report around 52% of girls in South Sudan marriage before the age of 18. This begs the question to why are our girls being marriage off at such an earlier and tender age instead of investing in their education.
South Sudan is the 4th leading when it comes to forced marriage, a research was done by the http://theconversation.com and found the top three in forced marriage are Somalia, Mozambique and Guinea.
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