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| Bashiru Yaya, the husband |
A 14-year old girl from Niger Republic has been rescued after she was forcefully married to a Bureau de Change operator in Yaba area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria.
The girl (name withheld) was forcefully married to 25-year old Bashiru Yaya also from Niger Republic on 29 December, 2013 while the girl was still in Senior Secondary I at Ansarudden Academy at Randle area of Surulere.
She was married out to be the second wife of Yaya despite the fact that she is a minor and had the ambition of becoming a medical doctor. Under age marriage contravenes the Lagos State Child Rights Law.
