In Kano State, a young girl and a man who is thought to be in his sixties from Nigeria got married.
An online video of the straightforward wedding ceremony recently caused outrage among Nigerians on social media.
Speaking about his decision to marry the young girl, the man said that he made her his choice and that they are in love.
He said, “She’s my choice; we love one another.
Regarding the girl’s age, there are various conflicting reports. She is allegedly a minor who is either 11, or 21, according to some.
Watch video below,
Elderly Kano man marries a young girl, saying, “She’s my choice, and we love each other” (Video)
Reacting to the video, a Twitter user @Monnyx4 wrote,
“70% of northern muslims men are paedophile? These is what they enjoy doing, the girls parent should be arrested what sort of nonsense is these ehnn? I don’t know the joy they derived in getting married to a child. Thank God am not a Northern Religion of immorality and vengeance”.
Another Twitter use @Ojbanji 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 Twitter user, @Yaaboy6, 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”.
