Charity Uzoechina, the daughter of Pastor Raymond Uzoechina of the
Redeemed Christian Church of God who converted to the Islamic faith in
Feb. 2013 will soon tie the knot, Premium times
reports.
Her marriage announcement was made known by the Executive
Director of Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, Ishaq Akintola, whose
organization has kept tab on the convert for months.
According to reports, Charity who has since changed her
name to Aishat is getting married to the Islamic lawyer, Barrister
Tijani, who handled her case during her conversion.
Her
conversion was so contentious that she sort a sharia court injunction
to be accommodated in the palace of the Etsu Nupe of Bida, Niger
state, for fear that her parents and her Christian fellows would attack
her. Her parents at the time accused the Etsu Nupe of abducting her and
forcing her to denounce her Christian faith. Aishat however stated
categorically that it was a voluntary decision and was in no way forced
by anyone
"I joined Islam purely on my own terms. I love the character of Muslims that I have related with, particularly the way they behave. You know Muslims believe in God,” Miss Uzoechina said at the time.
She would be getting married on Friday May 2nd.
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