actress Stephanie Linus, whose film won Best film in Africa at the African Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards(AMVCA) on Saturday, dedicated the award to Ese Oruru, every child bride and vulnerable individual in Nigeria.
The actress said this while collecting the award for Best Overall Movie(Africa) on stage with some members of her cast and crew.
The story of the film, titled Dry is based on the infamous child-bride situation that is common in the Northern part of Nigeria.
14-year-old, Ese Oruru was in the news recently when she was kidnapped from Bayelsa and taken to Kano, in Northern Nigeria by 20- year old Yinusa, who impregnanted her and was about to marry her, before the Nigerian Police arrested him.
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