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Nigerian Senator Marries Egyptian Child Bride

Posted by Lisa Franklin | Posted in News | Posted on 02-05-2010

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Nigerian Senator Ahmad Sani Yerima, 49, has allegedly married a  13-year-old Egyptian child bride. The Associated Press reports that according to a complaint filed by the Nigerian Human Rights Commission, Yerima paid the Egyptian girl’s family a $100,000 dowry in order to marry her. According to child protection laws enforced in some parts of Nigeria, a woman must be 18 to consent to marriage. People around the world took notice and shared information via Twitter. Tweets express disgust over what is believed to be the actions of this Nigerian politician.

  1. ilyse
    ilyses (Chicago, IL) RT @MidEastNews [Middle East News] Protests for Egyptian child bride http://bit.ly/d6MOZL //A ’statesman’ no less! 28 Apr 2010 from web
  2. James O'Reilly
    jamesoreilly (Palo Alto,CA) Women continue to be chattel. “Nigeria protest over senator’s child bride” http://is.gd/bLHfz 28 Apr 2010 from web
  3. empireofno
    MODERN1ST (London,UK) Nigeria: Senator who oversaw introduction of Sharia in his state takes child bride from Egypt http://bit.ly/d55pev #p2 28 Apr 2010 from API
  4. Andrea Lewis
    apothecary21c (Illinois) “BBC News – Nigeria – investigation into senator’s ‘child bride’” ( http://bit.ly/aO2zxQ ) –A distant relative of R. Kelly? Maybe. 28 Apr 2010 from twitthat
  5. zizi carmelo wachuku
    zizicarmelo (Nigeria) Sooo dis Zamfara state governor n his $100,000 bride price for a 13yr old girl. I repeat a 13yr old girl. My God dat is severe child abuse. 01 May 2010 from UberTwitter

This latest marriage of this Nigerian senator to a 13-year-old child bride from Egypt is fueling an ongoing debate between Muslims and Christians. Yerima is credited as the person who instituted sharia law in Nigeria, a law that is also a hot topic worldwide.

  1. Creeping Sharia
    creepingsharia (Unknown location) 49 yr old Senator who brought #sharia law to Nigeria marries girl, age 13 http://kl.am/bF0R #sgp #news #islam #fail 01 May 2010 from web
  2. Eliana Benador
    elianabenador (New York & Geneva, Switzerland) How about a 49-yr old Senator who brought sharia law to Nigeria marries a 13-yr old girl. Now, anyone raising his/her voice to condemn this? 01 May 2010 from web
  3. chinyere ofor
    applebum01 (Abuja, Nigeria) This Yerima character is so ridiculous,he claims his marriage 2 dis gal is valid under d sharia law, he was (cont) http://tl.gd/14advp 02 May 2010 from UberTwitter
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