Niger State High Court Abuja has granted an injunction stopping the planned marriage of 100 females orphans in Niger State, North-Central Nigeria.
The controversial mass marriage sponsored by Speaker of Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji was scheduled to hold on Friday, May 24.
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Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye who secured the court order has been at the forefront of opposition to the marriage arrangement. She also told AIT.live that some of the orphan girls scheduled for marriage are about 13 years old which is clearly below the acceptable age for marriage.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
