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

Published On 8 Aug 2013
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