Nigerian state raises tabs to curb divorces
Conservative state hopes that $300 fine will discourage some from divorcing their wives.
Published On 26 Dec 2013
If you live in the northern Nigerian state of Kano, it will cost you $300 to divorce your wife.
The new law has been introduced to curb the rocketing divorce rate in the state.
It is a lot of money in a place where most people get by on just $2 a day.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Kano, Nigeria.
Source: Al Jazeera