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The Nigerian senator and his 13 year old bride

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The Nigerian senator and his 13 year old bride

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Apart from the Nigerian media and a BBC story this has not had much traction. It is a scandal. Al Jazeera English reports (video embedded below) about Senator Sani Ahmed Yerima who is hiding behind religion. Apparently he divorced another of his 4 wives (his ex-wife was 15 year old when he married her in 2006) to marry his current bride–a 13 year old Egyptian girl. I hope this guy goes to prison for breaking the law. And so do those who officiated the marriage as well as the Egyptian girl’s family who agreed to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQJ8Rbgiox4

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