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Borno To Begin Prosecuting Parents Complicit in Child Marriages

Thankfully, Borno is passing a legislation that outlaws child marriages according to its governor, Kashim Shettima who warned parents whose children are beneficiaries of the free basic education introduced by his government. Shettima said: Allow them to finish secondary school; irrespective of all the assistance and hospitality we offer you, whoever marries out his 12-year-old […]

Tomi Idowu

7 years ago

Borno To Begin Prosecuting Parents Complicit in Child Marriages

Allow them to finish secondary school; irrespective of all the assistance and hospitality we offer you, whoever marries out his 12-year-old daughter would be prosecuted.

We as parents must help them acquire western and religious education,” the governor stated.

Near 600 Fulani children will benefit from the free education programme.