Aisha was married off to a man 3 times her age in a small village in Nasarawa state when she was 13. As a child bride, she would often run away only to be dragged back to her husband’s house where she had to endure spousal rape, lashings and even the loss of her child.

About 3 years after her marriage, she had an altercation with her rival which led her to run away again. Before her return, her rival’s child fell into an open well and lost her life. When Aisha returned, she was accused of killing her step-daughter and the local security men were summoned. She was taken away to the city and handed over to the police who wrote a confessional statement for her and misrepresented her age.