Tanzanian authorities say they have arrested five schoolgirls so that they can help with information on the men who impregnated them. The girls aged between 16 and 19 were arrested as part of a crackdown on child pregnancies. PHOTOS: ‘Prophet’ arrested for kissing wife, home-helpThe District Commissioner Sebastian Waryuba said that the schoolgirls were arrested last week. “We have managed to arrest the girls and their parents but unfortunately those who impregnated the girls have escaped and we are looking for them,” he said. Rights groups have slammed the girls’ arrest, insisting that the men who impregnated them should have been arrested instead.

Source: Punch January 25, 2018 10:43 UTC