child brides in nigeria
By Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (46447)
June 13, 2026 10:07pm CST
child brides in nigeria
that's right
bloody heathens marry them off at 12 years old, the practice is common in Nigeria’s remote northern state of Bauchi,
they sell them and refer to them as women
when they reach puberty
the husband can be any age there is no upper limit
it's their culture and they say that is the right thing for a woman to do - she will grow up quickly and learn how to take care of a man and the home and bring honor to her family
poor girls
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
Till they are at least 18 but it has been going on for a long time and I can't see Nigerian men ever stopping doing it .
Misogyny at its worst.
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@jstory07 (149620)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Jun
@Ineeddentures Yes that is for sure.
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
@jstory07 animals behave better than that they don't rape babies.
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@snowy22315 (212626)
• United States
14 Jun
It has been like that in the Middle East for centuries. It's sick.
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@LadyDuck (508965)
• Italy
14 Jun
@Ineeddentures - Child marriage is illegal in the UK. The legal age for marriage has been raised to 18, with no exceptions for parental consent. This was done exactly to protect vulnerable children to be obliged to get married.
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
@LadyDuck
Not quite
In Scotland we can marry at 16
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
It was Nigeria which was brought to my attention by one of my neighbours Anna.
He is checking on the legality of such a marriage to be allowed to continue if both husband and wife are in the UK.
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@Deepizzaguy (125038)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Jun
Let kids grow up first and then when they are adults, then that is okay.
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
Nigerian men are disgusting if they marry child brides
Legal rape
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@Shivram59 (51699)
• India
14 Jun
I've read about a particular community where such traditions are followed. It should be banned by the government.
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@Shivram59 (51699)
• India
14 Jun
@Ineeddentures I've read a man in his 50 s from that community had married a 6 years old girl.
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
Well you need to tell the misogynistic officials in charge of such matters in Nigeria that this is wrong
Does somewhat explain how most ordinary Nigerian men I have encountered have been extremely misogynistic ,
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@k_krist (229)
• Denmark
14 Jun
@Ineeddentures Yeah can you tell them since you've been in contact with them
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@LeaPea2417 (39997)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Jun
I think it is not only wrong but totally evil to do that to a female child. They need time to learn, learn to read, learn numbers, play and have fun. Angers me to think about.
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@LeaPea2417 (39997)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Jun
@Ineeddentures people like that really don't deserve to be parents.
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
@LeaPea2417
They have been doing it for centuries
Child marriage has happened on places you wouldn't believe.
Once it wasn't that rare at all
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
I saw one testimony from a girls father
He married her off at 13 to a 65 year old
And then said he wished it was someone of 50 years old maybe.55 years old
But hey, the dowry was good he said
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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15 Jun
Yes they are.
And they have done it for centuries
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18920)
• Torrington, Connecticut
15 Jun
Child marriage is a serious issue, and it’s understandable to react strongly to stories like this. At the same time, it helps to separate criticism of a harmful practice from broad judgments about entire groups of people.
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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15 Jun
It was only one group of people I referred to as misogynist and not only because of this issue but because it has been true of 90% of Nigerian men I have encountered.
So the criticism stands
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@JESSY3236 (22665)
• United States
16 Jun
@Ineeddentures I think 16 is legal here too with parent's permission.
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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16 Jun
So is 13, 14 and 15
16 is ok because that's what's legal here in Scotland
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@JudyEv (387718)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jun
@Ineeddentures It might make a difference eventually I doubt not in the short term
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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15 Jun
@JudyEv
The jungle drums would send out the message and I think it would cease quite quickly.
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@LindaOHio (223816)
• United States
17 Jun
Not what a girl should be doing at 12.
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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17 Jun
I know
But I suppose they dont know any better
A cultural thing
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
They get a dowry.
It's their culture
Just how it is
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
@Ayu2026
Dowry
Gift to a brides family when the girl gets married
In Nigeria that's stuff like a cow or a bag of salt etc etc
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@Ayu2026 (636)
• Denpasar, Indonesia
14 Jun
@Ineeddentures I'm sorry, I don't understand what dowry is.
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@Ineeddentures (46447)
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14 Jun
Yes it does
But my focus is on Nigeria just now.
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