Former Zamfara governor and presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sani Yerima, says he did nothing wrong marryi...
Former Zamfara governor and presidential aspirant under the
All Progressives Congress (APC), Sani Yerima, says he did nothing wrong
marrying a 13-year old girl.
Mr Yerima justified marrying a 13-year-old Egyptian girl
when he appeared on Channels TV on Tuesday
The 2009 marriage generated much criticisms among child
rights activists at the time but Mr Yerima insists he did not contravene any
Nigerian law.
“If I had done anything wrong, I would have been tried in
court. NAPTIP wanted to try the case and they dropped the matter because I
didn’t do anything wrong,” Mr Yerima said.
He added that “there is no law in Nigeria that determines
when and how you get married. Muslims have Sharia, the Christians I don’t know
what their doctrines say.”
A two term governor of Zamfara State between 1999-2007, Mr
Yerima, was the first governor to introduce Sharia Law later enforced in 12
northern states of Nigeria.
Critics argue that introduction of Sharia Law might have
reinforced the bedrock of Islamic fundamentalism in the country.
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