Nigeria: Forced marriages and the age of consent

by / on April 26, 2010, 12:36 pm

The former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Sani Yerima has married a 13 year old Egyptian girl for whom he paid her family $100,000. The “marriage” is being discussed in the news but no charges of rape and forced marriage are being pursued. Two other men, Harrison Eze and Ademola Arogboto have both been charged with rape though for some reasons the [...]

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