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Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni people in Kasenengwa district says his chiefdom has recorded a sharp increase in cases of child marriages and defilement.
And the traditional leader says the fight against the vice has taken a new twist because victims are the ones running away without being subjected for medical checkups.
He explains that perpetrators of such vices are being left roaming in the streets and have continued defiling more girls because victims are not there to give evidence especially in cases where the matter is taken to the court
The traditional leader, who is a gender activist, also says his efforts of reducing the vice are being frustrated because law enforcers are not helping in enforcing the law.
He told Breeze FM News that few days ago, he received one case involving a 13 year old girl who was defiled, but that when the matter was handed over to the law enforcers, no positive action was taken and that the suspect was left free.
He further says that another case involving two minors aged 8 and 12, suspected to have been defiled by an old man is pending because their parents have run away.
And the Chief says the early closure of schools due to COVID-19 has greatly contributed to an increase in cases of early marriages and teenage pregnancies because most of the girls are in non-examination classes.
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