Alhaji marries 11-year-old girl; say they love each other
Alhaji marries 11-year-old girl; say they love each other
Alhaji has married an 11-year-old girl in a modest ceremony.
An Alhaji in Nigeria has married an 11-year-old girl in a modest ceremony in his hometown in the North.
The marriage modest ceremony took place in his house in Kano, Northern Nigeria.
Child marriage isn’t alien to the people of Northern Nigeria as they often back it with their religious beliefs.
Video of the marriage is trending on social media in Nigeria with two contrasting takes.
Video: Alhaji marries 11-year-old girl in Kano, says they love each other and she’s his choice.😱
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Some are calling out the Alhaji for being inhumane and others are using religion to justify his actions.
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