Child Bride
About 43 percent of brides in Nigeria are said to be children less than 18 years old.
The man, who has been arrested, said he was made to believe his “bride-to-be” was 18 years of age.
“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.
He claimed her parents gave him the girl as a “religious offering”.