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Child marriage in Nigeria

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November 20, 2019

Child marriage is prevalent in northern Nigeria. Young girls are married off for religious or cultural reasons, or because of poverty. The Nigerian constitution does not prohibit child marriage, but now some young women are trying to change that.

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