A Christian lady and a Pastor’s daughter, Charity Uzoechina, who converted to Islam in Feb. 2013 will soon marry the lawyer who handled her conversion.
When the news broke last year, her father Pastor Raymond Uzoechina of the Redeemed Christian Church of God had sued the Etsu Nupe for allegedly forcefully converting his daughter to the Islamic faith.
Her impending marriage to Barrister Tijani on Friday May 2nd was announced 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.