JAKARTA (ANN): The recent marriage of a 17-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has put a spotlight on the high prevalence of child marriages in the province. Fifteen-year-old EB, a junior high school girl in Kumbak Dalem hamlet, Setiling village, Batukliang district accepted the proposal of 17-year-old UD, a boy she had known for only a year.
“I was willing to get married when UD and his family came to ask my grandmother. I know I am still in school, but this is what I want, ” EB said on Sunday, as quoted by kompas.com. EB said a friend had introduced UD to her a year ago.