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Child Marriage And Abduction in Nigeria: Exploring The Ese Oruru Saga And The Legal Implications.

Authors: IMOSEMI Adekunbi

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It is very pathetic that child marriage/abduction is still permissible in a 21st Century Africa. All African countries are faced with the provocation of child marriage/abduction, a damaging traditional practice that deprives girls of their right to education, good health and in extreme cases, right to life. In Africa, high rates of child marriage combined with a fast growing population could have devastating human and development consequences. Child marriage is one of the most deleterious expositions of the dissimilar power relations between females and males. Child marriage/abduction has recently been on the increase in Nigeria. This article will examine the â€œ Ese Oruru Sagaâ€, the case of a 14 years old girl from Bayelsa state in Nigeria that was kidnapped to Kano State by one Yinusa alias â€œYellowâ€, was forced into an early marriage and converted to Islam from Christianity. Eseâ€™s case revealed that several other Nigerian girls have similar experiences and needed to be rescued. This article will further examine the causes and detrimental effects of child brides and abduction in Africa. The legal framework on child marriage in some selected jurisdictions within the African Continent will be reviewed so as to show the legal remedies on this vice that has bedevilled the Continent. This article recommends that Child marriage/abduction must be clearly defined in the law as a form of discrimination and violence against women and children.

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IMOSEMI,A. . "Child Marriage And Abduction in Nigeria: Exploring The Ese Oruru Saga And The Legal Implications." 0, no (), (0000): 0-0.

IMOSEMI,A. and . (0000). Child Marriage And Abduction in Nigeria: Exploring The Ese Oruru Saga And The Legal Implications., 0 (), pp0-0.

IMOSEMIA, . Child Marriage And Abduction in Nigeria: Exploring The Ese Oruru Saga And The Legal Implications.. 0000, 0 ():0-0.

IMOSEMI,Adekunbi , . "Child Marriage And Abduction in Nigeria: Exploring The Ese Oruru Saga And The Legal Implications.", 0 . (0000) : 0-0.

I.Adekunbi , "Child Marriage And Abduction in Nigeria: Exploring The Ese Oruru Saga And The Legal Implications." vol.0, no., pp. 0-0, 0000.

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