Wife kidnapping ceremony of the Latuka Tribe
Channel: AARON AYIIH STUDIO
Date: 2024-03-21

While in other parts of the world, a man must first woo and secure the consent of a lady he is attracted to and wants to marry and then proceed to get her parents’ consent, the practice is so different in Latuka, South Sudan.

The captured lady is then taken to her suitor’s home where she’s kept against her will before the man informs her father later. As if all those are not interesting enough, the lady’s father must beat up his son-in-law-to-be to show that he approves of his intended marriage to his daughter.

This rather interesting practise has been a subject of debate and continues to be as many people are of the view that it is an afront to the right of a girl to choose who she is in love with and wants to spend her life with.