Nigerian women marriage age under scrutiny

Human rights campaigners call for the government to create a minimum age for marriage of women.

Human rights campaigners are calling for the Nigerian government to create a minimum age for marriage for women.
 
In local law, once a girl is married, she is legally considered an adult, regardless of her age.

Al Jazeera’s Yvonne Ndege reports from Abuja.

Source: Al Jazeera