Women in Zamfara state in the northern part of Nigeria have staged a protest to the government to help them get married.
The tradition in that part of the country says that women must provide furniture for the marital home before being allowed to get married, but this is expensive for most of the women in the region.
The women belong to an association that acts as a match-making service.
The Zamfara Widows Association represents divorcees, widows and orphaned girls looking to find suitable Muslim husbands
"Many of us cannot afford two meals in a day because there are no men to support us," Nigeria's Premium Times quotes the women on Thursday's march as saying.
Abdullahi Muhammad Shinkafi, the commissioner of religious affairs for Zamfara state government, reported that he understood their plight and need for financial assistance.
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