sweetgala:


What would you say of all these girls in the southern parts of Nigeria , who are married to men the same age as their fathers and grandfathers, How old was Binaca when she married Ojukwu, what of all the university girls following aristo, many of them are no older than this young lady.
I also disagree with your conclusion that 18 year old Europeans are more mature than their African counterparts, which is false, I am a Nigerian who spent all my teenage years growing in a modern European city with European, African. Asian,Hispanic friends I'm now a year short of 30, trust me I know.

I've meet many young international students and many who come from middle class families are some of the most resilient people I know; things that would break most people don't get to them.

As my mum said when the recession hit "We Nigerians don't fear recession, we were born into it and survived through the dark dictatorships under it" ; You might want to read up on the prevalence of suicide in young people between the ages of 14-35 yrs in europe

what I would say about those Southern girls is that they have been violated as children.

Bambless1:
Abeegi! Enough Of All This Super Story, All We Are Saying Is #CHILDNOTBRIDE, who ask him JAMB question? Agbaya Buruku!

I no no say that man na olodo until now! Even jamb now don enter CBT. Agbaaaaya indeed.

My respect for this man that calls himself a former CBN governor has just plummeted.

Someone who is 18 years of age is an adult in most if not all countries of the world, the girl in question is an adult who freely gave her consent for the marriage. I don't understand why ignorant and barely-lettered people are calling this noble man a paedophile. I think all this brouhaha stems from the endemic tribalism and distrust the south has for people from the north.

There are burning issues in this country that we should be discussing, and the rationale behind the decision of 2 adults to get married isn't one of them.

Why is SLS wasting time attending to these useless bigoted villagers, wailers, TaNoids, pathetic anti Nigerian elements when it is of course their portion in life to hate and wail forever...

DollyParton1:

Omotola's husband was 52 when he married her?
Abeg, dey debate with sense.

But was he 18 when he married her?Am Sure he was even more than 30 when he married her..So definitely So is there any difference when you marry someone older than 10years or by 30years?..The Koko was,Omotola also married at 18 and Hell wasnt let loose..This Girl is an Adult isnt she?So why shout and rant all about?Na wah for una ohh

The legal age is what? Sanusi II, This is an epic reply and I am fine with it......

The culture get as e be sha. how old man like that and small fresh girl go dey do lovey lovey. Ok how do you expect her to show her school mates in the UK the photo of her husband or when he comes visiting and say 'dats my husband' hm

leave him alone pls its legal in d quran to marry more than one wife nd d lady is 18yrs which is d rightful age to get married.those pple critisizin him commit worse tins lyk fornication,adultery etc.as long as hes bride is comfortable nd happy there is notin bad.

Sanusi is throwing jabs.

But I like where he said its not ur bizness

I really do not understand Nigerians. What is anybody's business with this issue.

For those of us who grew up in the core north and understand the Fulani culture, this is not strange.

1. The Emir to be must marry 4 wives.

2. 18 years is a reasonable age for any lady to marry going by a woman's biology.

3. The Hausa Fulanis really do take care of their wives more than any tribe I know except for the ability to divorce sharp sharp which is not possible in this case as it is family above everything with the fulanis apart from religion of course.

4. Most times if not all the time, the educated Hausa fulani mans wife completes her education in her husband's house

I know because I am a lady and was born and bred in Adamawa and in Yola town to be exact close to the caliphate.

ddippset:
what I would say about those Southern girls is that they have been violated as children.

They were not violated as children they are ashewo and runs girls, they do it for the material gains thereof.
The age at which one is allowed to marry is 18yrs , and where consent is present any two individuals irrespective of age can marry, You failed to tell me the age gap between Bianca and Odimegwu Ojuku.

Many idiots just want to shout and rant online with this child not bride issue, how old was Omotola Jelade when she was wed, her husband must be at least 8 years older than herself, what have you to say of that. Sincerely if people married off earlier in life maybe we would have less of these issues of sexual immorality among young people.

idolda:
This old man is justifying his undying love for tight toto with an epistle. He should be dashed a brain, not everything that is legal is morally right. The question sane and rational people are asking him is that can he malam Sanusi Lamido the Emir of Kano give his 18yr old secondary school leaver daughter to a man that is old enough to be her grandfather as a FOURTH WIFE?

DUE RESPECT FOR ARTICULATE IT SO WELL.

Shame on sanusi......

Bambless1:
Abeegi! Enough Of All This Super Story, All We Are Saying Is #CHILDNOTBRIDE, who ask him JAMB question? Agbaya Buruku!

Have stated this and i will restate this, sanusi does not carry himself well as an emir.Just read the response look at the rude manner he adrressed people besides i term this as childish,he would have simply kept shut and allow his people do the press release and explanation.

He is just occupying a tradional sit that has no idea of the value and how well to sit on it.

Ur like wil die of brain disease cos u lack undstnd of tradition. I guess u p man neva grow in a cmmunity where there is culture dat is y u r nt culture

Bambless1:
Abeegi! Enough Of All This Super Story, All We Are Saying Is #CHILDNOTBRIDE, who ask him JAMB question? Agbaya Buruku!

What a nasty old manther! Primitive people.
Lord Lugard, you see your life?
I trust my people to keep an eye open in UK, now the little maid's picture is out and about. Poor thing.

Bambless1:
Abeegi! Enough Of All This Super Story, All We Are Saying Is #CHILDNOTBRIDE, who ask him JAMB question? Agbaya Buruku!

Have stated this and i will restate this, sanusi does not carry himself well as an emir.Just read the response look at the rude manner he adrressed people besides i term this as childish,he would have simply kept shut and allow his people do the press release and explanation.

He is just occupying a tradional sit that has no idea of the value and how well to sit on it.WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM SOMEONE WHO GOT WHAT HE DIDNT DESERVE VIA POLITICS


MSCHEEEEWW RUBBISH. I DONT SEE THE BIG DEAL IN THIS MAN

TonyeBarcanista:
Honestly, the lady is 18 already. Left for me, this will only be an issue if she didn't consent to it. This is different from the case of Oga Yerima

Let's leave Consent out of this else the VVF stories, Yerima saga and co would be a slap on our faces as Nigerians.

Which consent does a girl up there even have?

She was born into the system, probably bethrothed from infancy and SLS is shouting consent?

He should allow her a 3month holiday, free her to socialise outside her kin, expose her to Social media, then give her the choice again to marry him NOW and forever.

Then we'll talk again.

Haba ran ka de de Na Only you waka come talk all this story. No mind dem faa na their money u dey take buy viagra?

lekjons:
long story. can't waste my time reading it.. cos i know it must be BS.

but why should a 50+yrs old man crust on an 18yrs old girl


PAEDOPHILE!!

if you actually found reading this short article a burden, then your sense of judgement and conclusion is understandavle.
You did not disappoint you could'nt have done any better..

TonyeBarcanista:
Honestly, the lady is 18 already. Left for me, this will only be an issue if she didn't consent to it. This is different from the case of Oga Yerima

TONYE,AGREED BUT I BELIEVE HE STOOPED SO LOW AS TO RESPOND TO US AND PLEASE THE TONE WAS ARROGANT AND RUDE.FOR A WHOLE EMIR TO DEFEND THIS PERSONALLY,GUY,HE IS GUILTY OR THEY ARE GUILTY OF SOMETHING.THATS JUST IT

idrissunny:
Ur like wil die of brain disease cos u lack undstnd of tradition. I guess u p man neva grow in a cmmunity where there is culture dat is y u r nt culture

Rapist!!! If You Quote Me Again, I'll Expose You To The World.

Nasman:
Nice one my emir. Congratulations on your wedding. As for the wailers no amount of your wailing can make us change our noble cultural values. It better to get marry at 16yrs than to be a prostitute at the same age. Our noble cultural value is not influence by European like yours. Whether you like or not, we will continue upholding our culture anywhere anytime. Don't you think your hatred towards (Fulani/Hausa/Northerners/Muslim) has any influence on our day-to-day activities? We don't give a damn about what you think of us. And it will remain so till the end of time. We have more than centuries long of tradition. Unlike most of u, that your culture started with the coming of Europeans to our shores. The Hypocrisy of southern Nigerians is just funny. Your pathetic #ChildnotBride hasn't yield any positive result, if I were u. I will stop. It like asking the Vatican to be adopt atheism as their official religion. Stop trying to change what can't be change.

But you people promised CHANGE now.

Abi u now fear the word?

Lol

The great Zik of Africa ( Owelle of Onitsha) was 71 when he married his 7th wife. She was 17 years old dancer.

arabianights:



Have stated this and i will restate this, sanusi does not carry himself well as an emir.Just read the response look at the rude manner he adrressed people besides i term this as childish,he would have simply kept shut and allow his people do the press release and explanation.

He is just occupying a tradional sit that has no idea of the value and how well to sit on it.WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM SOMEONE WHO GOT WHAT HE DIDNT DESERVE VIA POLITICS


MSCHEEEEWW RUBBISH. I DONT SEE THE BIG DEAL IN THIS MAN

God Bless You Front And Back!

happney65:


But was he 18 when he married her?Am Sure he was even more than 30 when he married her..So definitely So is there any difference when you marry someone older than 10years or by 30years?..The Koko was,Omotola also married at 18 and Hell wasnt let loose..This Girl is an Adult isnt she?So why shout and rant all about?Na wah for una ohh

Lamido is old enough to father that young girl.
Was capt Ekeinde Old enough to father Omotola Jalade when he married her?
Have u ever read her story? Did u not come across the part where she said her mother objected to the marriage cos she considered it early. Thats is the difference, Omotola wanted it for herself, she went for it.

But in the case of this young girl, it is not like that. Am sure the consent they said the young girl granted to the marriage request was because she knew she can't really say no. We all know that a female child has no say in that part of the country.
Plus was Captain Ekeinde married to four wives and with gazillions of kids before marrying Omotola?

You can try to justify Emir's action with religion and culture, its fine. But its a mistake to compare it with Omotola's early marriage.

EreluY:
SANUSI'S ACTION SHOWS THAT, EVEN AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL & DESPITE THE SO-CALLED RELIGIOSITY, THERE IS A DEARTH OF THE VIRTUE OF DECORUM IN NIGERIA.

I wish you would define decorum. Perhaps living in sin and breeding children out of marriage as practiced by other cultures in Nigeria is decorum in your view.

zoelife:


Let's leave Consent out of this else the VVF stories, Yerima saga and co would be a slap on our faces as Nigerians.

Which consent does a girl up there even have?

She was born into the system, probably bethrothed from infancy and SLS is shouting consent?

He should allow her a 3month holiday, free her to socialise outside her kin, expose her to Social media, then give her the choice again to marry him NOW and forever.

Then we'll talk again.

The legal age to marry in Nigeria is 18. Isn't it? Didn't you read where he said that she'll be heading to the UK for studies? Being the Daughter of the Adamawa Monarch, and a PHD holder, do you still think that she wasn't exposed enough? This isn't an issue to me

Lamido keeps thinking with his joystick.

Enough of all this morro storys.