The Egyptian child married last month in Abuja by Senator and former governor of Zamfara State, Ahmed Yerima is the 14-year-old daughter of M Eladly, his driver in Cairo, Egypt.
Marim Maged M. Eladly was brought into Nigeria alongside 32 members of her family for the marriage to the 50-year-old Mr. Yerima because he could not marry her in Egypt, as it is against Egyptian law for a man to marry a girl who is under 18 years old.
A United Nations official who was recently in Egypt told NEXT on condition of anonymity that the Nigerian Senator literally induced the poor family of the child to give her away to him.
Mr. Yerima had loudly protested that the age of his new bride was not the much-talked about 13, although he did not state the age of the girl.***
Source: Elizabeth Archibong - 234next.com
16 comments:
Thanks for this story.
Sorry to digress
I have read up on VVF, blogged about it both on facebook and my blog. I even have a friend who is just as passionate, she says we should set up a charity or at least a website to help the ladies.
Recently I have been chatting with some muslim men and after their initial insults (As I am non muslim and a woman at that) they made me see another angle to our indignation. something someone said rings true.
One guy asked WHY WERE WE SILENT ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER HORRIBLE ISSUES IN OUR SOCIETIES INCLUDING THE INCIDENCE OF 'EKAETTE' IN THE SOUTH? aka Married man who sleeps with underaged househelps in his matrimonial home.
He made me see that at least by marrying, they are honouring the girl. (I STILL DONT AGREE WITH PAEDOPHILIA OO)
Na wa o! It helps to see stuff from several perspectives. We should comdemn all evil acts without tribalism.
He who delights in the food of shame must learn how to dance the dance of shame...afterall, it's a party!
@ Mena Ukodoisready....I get your friends point...however it is still bullshit!...Pedophilia happens in every society even in the U.S here...however it is done in secret because when caught your ass would be hurled to jail....and ofcourse the Oga that sleeps with his underage house help should go to jail straight up....but this dude is a totally disgusting douche bag by publicly marrying an underage girl and calling her wife!...what sort of honor is this? a life of misery and rape is now honor?...it is only in Nigerian Society that he will still be walking as a free man instead jail where he belongs!
Why am I not surprised? Pschewww...
why are people acting so surprised about yerima? child marriage (the equivalent of child sexual abuse to me) is a common feature of the Islamic world and northern nigeria is no different in that respect! remember this is the same man who believes in sharia law and has driven his state back to the medieval ages- yes, the same man who sees nothing wrong in cutting off the hands of a petty thief or depriving women of the right to western style education. He is probably not the only senator with a child bride. I think it is time Hausa women themselves stood up and say to their menfolk, 'enough is enough'. I just feel so sorry for that poor child who is yerima's latest wife
Wanna be writer, you do know its double standards?
1. Glorifying Ekaette get belle but condeming Yerima? am just saying...
I agree with the last anonymous, it is the northerners themselves that have the power..
Yerima is a bloody pervert.... he should be put behind bars forever....
What attracted him to a teenager in the first place???? Lust... i guess... to think he is a senator in the Federal Republic Of Nigeria is appalling...
Yerima is a bloody pervert.... he should be put behind bars forever....
What attracted him to a teenager in the first place???? Lust... i guess... to think he is a senator in the Federal Republic Of Nigeria is appalling...
@ anonymous 7:56pm, there is nothing islamic about what yerima did, pls u pple should not attribute that to
Islam, the Quran said a girl should go to her husband's house on her 3rd menstrual circle, then girls menstruate around 16 upwards, Yerima's problem is personal, we should be careful about wat we say about other pple's reliogion, dont want to sight many xtian's abnormal activities right from the Roman empire days.
Yerima should be CASTRATED simple as that.
Can you believe the bastards and animals we have as leaders?How will d country move forward when we have deranged dogs leading us.I cant believe this guy is a senator and one time GOvernor!!
This guy is a pedophile and if he were in the US would be behind bars. The argument that he is honoring the girl by marrying her is bullcrap. Did the girl asked to be honored in such a way? Disgusting.
Nonsense, to think, da useless man (YERIMA) wanted 2 be president. EGYPTIAN laws forbids it/ he now moved da ceremony down to his fathers dumpin grounds, which is NIGERIAN. Time will tell.
Wat do u mean by girls menstruate around 16 upwards? Are u 9 years old? Girls menstruate even from 10years old. And dat doesn't mean dey shld get married cos dey are still kids
Why can't the so called suicide bombers go to the house of senate and rid us of these sickening disgusting pigs (and that's insulting pigs). If there ever was a cause to die for.....
Why can't a suicide bomber find themselves in the house of senate and rid us of these sickening disgusting vile pigs? If there ever was a cause to die for......
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