Child Bride

Child marriage in Nigeria reaches all-time high, UN alleges

About 43 percent of brides in Nigeria are said to be children less than 18 years old.

Lagos: Man, 42, “pays bride price” to “marry” primary six pupil

The man, who has been arrested, said he was made to believe his “bride-to-be” was 18 years of age.

Uganda: Police arrest girl, 14, married off after father received goat, cash from groom

“She dropped out of school and told us that she wanted to get married to the man who was responsible for her pregnancy and as a Muslim, I had no objection,” her father, Ngobi reportedly said.

60-year-old cleric arrested for marrying 6-year-old girl

He claimed her parents gave him the girl as a “religious offering”.