The issue of child marriage in Nigeria has remained a topic in many households. A lot of people see it as a taboo while others feel it is the right thing.
A Nigerian journalist has taken to social media to reveal that any girl that starts sleeping with a man from the age of 15 is free to get married.
Identified as Kwankwasiyya (@dadiyata) on Twitter, the further added that such a decision should be taken because these young girls are better off married than getting involved in fornication.
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His post reads: “If she can comfortably take some knacks as early as 15, I see nothing wrong in marrying her off at that age. Early marriage is better than early fornication.”
See post below:
Kwankwasiyya was a former journalist at The Nations newspaper, NTA News and an alumnus of Bayero University. He also has a PhD in communications.
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This post gathered some reactions on Twitter as majority reminded Kwankwasiyya child marriage is illegal in Nigeria.
See some reactions below:
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Source: Gossip.naija.ng