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Bid to End Child Marriages Arouses Passions in Northern Nigeria

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Bid to End Child Marriages Arouses Passions in Northern Nigeria

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Nigeria has the largest number of child brides in Africa. The practice is most prevalent in the predominantly Muslim north where conservative Islamic groups staunchly resist efforts to criminalize child marriage. Chika Oduah reports for VOA from the city of Kaduna.

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