Nigeria: No case against senator Ahmad Sani Yerim with child bride

0 0
Spread the love
Read Time:48 Second

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s anti-human trafficking agency says it lacks enough evidence to criminally charge a senator who allegedly took a child bride.

In a statement Monday, the National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters said it had concluded its investigation against Sen. Ahmad Sani Yerima. The agency said Yerima may have violated the nation’s child rights laws, though Nigeria’s attorney general has to file that criminal case against him.

The 49-year-old senator allegedly married the 13-year-old Egyptian daughter of his driver earlier this year after paying a $100,000 dowry.

Yerima’s alleged marriage has sparked fierce controversy between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, a nation of 150 million split almost in half by the two faiths.

Many people are of the opinion that Senator Ahmad should resign from office since he may have violated child rights laws of Nigeria and may not be fit to represent the nation as a senator

Anthony-Claret Ifeanyi Onwutalobi

About Post Author

Anthony-Claret Ifeanyi Onwutalobi

Anthony-Claret is a software Engineer, entrepreneur and the founder of Codewit INC. Mr. Claret publishes and manages the content on Codewit Word News website and associated websites. He's a writer, IT Expert, great administrator, technology enthusiast, social media lover and all around digital guy.
Happy
Happy
0 %
Sad
Sad
0 %
Excited
Excited
0 %
Sleepy
Sleepy
0 %
Angry
Angry
0 %
Surprise
Surprise
0 %

Facebook Comments

Previous post The North Begins A Devious Plot.
Next post Gulf Oil spill a familiar story in oil-soaked Nigeria

Average Rating

5 Star
0%
4 Star
0%
3 Star
0%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.