“She’s my choice, and we love each other,” says an elderly Kano man as he marries a young girl.
A video of the simple wedding ceremony recently surfaced on the internet, sparking outrage among Nigerians on social media.
A man in his sixties from Nigeria has married a young girl in Kano State.
A video of the simple wedding ceremony recently surfaced on the internet, sparking outrage among Nigerians on social media.
Speaking of his decision to marry the young girl, the man described her as his choice and stated that they are in love.
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“She’s my choice, and we love each other,” he explained.
However, there have been conflicting reports regarding the girl’s age. Some say she’s an 11-year-old minor, while others say she’s 21.
Watch the video below.
However some users also comment of the post:
A user wrote, “So the little girl has no parent abi if the Alhaji choose to be oloriburuku what about the parent that gives birth to that little Gurl … Shey madness they worry them ni abi they’re blind… Where exactly are we heading in this country nitori olohun ”.
However, amid the backlash, a user, supported the elderly man, saying,
“In the north we don’t fornicate like you do. In the north we don’t womanize like you do. In the north we don’t rape underage like you d. Bcos our women don’t use to dress seductively. Our mothers were married at 14 to 15 but they enjoyed it the most bcos we become friends to them”.
