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Women's groups in Nigeria are threatening to take legal action against a senator, following reports he married a 13-year-old Egyptian girl.

Ahmad Sani Yerima, 49, is reported to have married her at the national mosque in Abuja several weeks ago.

Female senators have promised to table for debate a petition from the groups calling for Mr Sani to be reprimanded.

Meanwhile, Nigeria's human rights commission has begun an investigation into whether the marriage is legal.

The BBC's Caroline Duffield in Lagos says Mr Sani is refusing to speak publicly about the matter.

He was the governor of Zamfara state and oversaw the introduction of Sharia law - the first state in the north to do so in 1999.

The petition, handed over to a group of female senators on Tuesday, wants the identity of the child, her age, the circumstances of her entry into Nigeria and the dowry paid to her family to be investigated.

The women's rights groups believe Mr Sani has broken the law, pointing to the Child Rights Act of 2003.

"When you marry them out at this early stage, is it because it is viewed as a commodity that can be easily disposed of and a new one acquired," Nigeria's Punch newspaper quotes Mma Wokocha, the leader of the coalition protesting about the marriage.

Newspaper reports have also accused him of having previously married a 15-year-old girl in 2006.

A spokesman for Nigeria's senate has insisted that the chamber does not comment of the personal affairs of individual members.

Women's groups in Nigeria are threatening to take legal action against a senator, following reports he married a 13-year-old Egyptian girl.

Ahmad Sani Yerima, 49, is reported to have married her at the national mosque in Abuja several weeks ago.

Female senators have promised to table for debate a petition from the groups calling for Mr Sani to be reprimanded.

Meanwhile, Nigeria's human rights commission has begun an investigation into whether the marriage is legal.

The BBC's Caroline Duffield in Lagos says Mr Sani is refusing to speak publicly about the matter.

He was the governor of Zamfara state and oversaw the introduction of Sharia law - the first state in the north to do so in 1999.

The petition, handed over to a group of female senators on Tuesday, wants the identity of the child, her age, the circumstances of her entry into Nigeria and the dowry paid to her family to be investigated.

The women's rights groups believe Mr Sani has broken the law, pointing to the Child Rights Act of 2003.

"When you marry them out at this early stage, is it because it is viewed as a commodity that can be easily disposed of and a new one acquired," Nigeria's Punch newspaper quotes Mma Wokocha, the leader of the coalition protesting about the marriage.

Newspaper reports have also accused him of having previously married a 15-year-old girl in 2006.

A spokesman for Nigeria's senate has insisted that the chamber does not comment of the personal affairs of individual members.

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Kenny both of you are right, last week that they are doing military parade and there president is fumbling on air that with this military they will crush any nation that try to stand on there way. Suddenly one of the parade jet crash in his presence

why did you have to place this advert here, why cant you go to Sosoliso,or birdview airline won ni lowo repete

Fire wood you said?
Na so you hate the man
I was even trying to let him die with dignity by shooting him as many president have died
Ok I think that fire wood is better because they have done a lot of worst things

yar adua is not a sport man, tell me which game this man can play that is not going to faint, not to talk of football.
Hobby is travelling when there is a problem

It will be better to take Ekene dili chukwu bus to London than Nigeria Vulture Airline

I will advice this group to set up foreign snipers to help us kill them one by one as they are coming to spend lavishly.
So may be the fear of traveling will be the beginning of positive attitude for our political leaders.

every one need there signature on new notes. Sanusi I will forward mine too for you to change one naira coins.Dumb idea no new thing

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Re: Virgin Nigeria Airways Now Nigerian Eagle Airlines
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Nigerian airways has lost its virginity,

Why didnt they just name the thing Eagle Air, even chumpy would know this.

Before i finish pronouncing the whole syllables, Ni-Ge-R-Ia E-ag-le Air-line

i go don miss my flight.




Gamine did you want to board this flight before is better i wasted my time to Doha than take the fastest Journey to death

WELL MY own is that they should not turn our airport to Iranian airport that not up to ten plane landed in a day

If Fashola was given the opportunity to take over the affairs of this country for three month and Yar' In Lagos for three month can there be any changeS?

may be we should try another bird and I think vulture will be good because this bastard have devour our economy

While eagle again because anything eagle don,t seems to work again in Nigeria e.g Super eagle,eagle square

an idle is a poem workshop,help me ask   this guy  may be no any file on his table

Please kidnappers next time, seek an assistance from here  if neccesary before you go.
So that you dont make such mistake again.
kudos for making an attempt

am presently in a country know that people comes out in thousands to protest against there president in an intresting way today just 2 hour ago

OPEPO can you imagine saying that pictures is not real

otukpo please help this guy to look for there Scan report when they are still in the womb.
Crazy Nigeria leader with dumb way of thinking

NuNU or lulu that aboki has nothing on is skull is just carrying a cow idea to lead our football into the drain

I don‘t believe Ribadu came to Nigeria -IG
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, on Thursday, said he did not believe that,
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yeye man he thought we are all comedian,

Sometimes i come to realised that even our media in Nigeria belong to one party or the other

i think saddam should be choosen as our IG because he gave us a better idea of how an IG should look like

you are really in need of a scape goat in the hand of taliban.Nigerian are not ready to die for there father not to talk for another person fathers land that those not care if you die