Prolific Nigerian Writer, Solomon Buchi, recently took to his social media page to share his thoughts about a controversial aspect of getting married.

Solomon frowned at the idea that an Adult needs to seek his/her parents’ permission to marry someone, and he said if that is the case, the person is probably not old enough for marriage.

His Tweets read ;

If you need your parent’s permission to marry someone, you probably aren’t ready for marriage.

If you’re an adult and you NEED your parents CONSENT to marry someone or start your life, that’s not honor. That’s manipulation & fear. Sometimes you won’t grow until you ‘rebel’. They’ll come around later. But in all, speak with grace & understand they also want the best for you

In fact, parents imposing their choices on their children shows that they didn’t train their children enough to trust them. Man, if you trained them well, you’ll be proud of MOST of the decision they make. “Train up a child… and when he’s old he won’t depart from it”

You can go to your parents for guidance, you can go to them for counsel, but you should know enough to sieve what you take, because many times they are projecting. Also know that your parents aren’t to mandate you as an adult, you should make your decisions.

A 41-year-old man identified as Sthembiso Lamula has been accused of killing a woman and her daughter and stuffing their bodies into a suitcase.

Lamula made his first appearance in the Pinetown magistrate’s court on April 9, 2021, where he faced two counts of murder and kidnapping. He was remanded in police custody and will appear in court again on Friday, April 16.

According to SAPS spokesperson Col Thembeka Mbele, on October 6 last year the police in KwaDabeka, west of Durban, were alerted to a harrowing scene near the Umgeni River.

“On arrival the police found the bodies of two female victims packed in a big suitcase and dumped. The bodies were later identified as 36-year-old mother Simangele Simamane and her daughter, Sbongakonke Mthembu, 13. The victims had multiple injuries on their bodies and their necks were tied with a rope,” said Mbele.

She said Simamane had open wounds on the back of her head, multiple injuries on the face, bruises on her neck and burn wounds on the left leg and body.

“Her daughter had bruises on the neck and a stab wound on the left hip. It is alleged that the victims were kidnapped before they were killed”.

Almost six month later, on April 7, police officers were told that the suspect in the case, Lamula, was “back from hiding and was roaming the streets of KwaMashu”.

“They proceeded to his place of residence in KwaMashu and he was arrested. The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are imminent” he added.