Thursday, 8 January 2015

I’m not getting married to a 17-year-old girl – Emir Sanusi

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The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has disspelled media reports that he was planning to marry 17-year daughter of the Lamido of Adamawa as his fourth wife. Sanusi, debunked the news while responding to inquiries by SaharaReporters via text messages said it was untrue and baseless. The Emir of Kano stated that he fully supports the right of children not to get forcibly married before attaining the constitutionally stipulated age of 18 years. He further stated that he has not and will not contract a marriage with any woman under 18. The Emir advised people to wait to see the real age of his wife if he decides to contract another marriage.

posted by Lucia Edafioka  
Lucia Edafioka on January 7, 2015

Read full story here: http://www.today.ng/news/im-not-getting-married-to-a-17-year-old-girl-emir-sanusi/

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