”Once penetrated, she’ll no longer be a girl”  – Man Whose Cousin Married an Underage Girl in the North Brags

A Nigerian man from the North has caused an outrage after he took to social media to congratulate his cousin who had just wedded an underage as his bride.

According to the Facebook user, Alfa Bolondes who shared the photos online and bragged about his cousin marrying a young girl saying  ”once she’s been penetrated, she’ll no longer be a girl”.

”Happy marriage too my uncle son an my brother in everything. Am wishing dem all the best, amen,” Bolondes wrote, as he shared these photos below:

 

The poster from Maiduguri, Borno state, said the young girl’s family organized the wedding and that the groom is his Uncle’s son.

According to the United Nations (UN) 43% of girls are married off before their 18th birthday while 17% are married before they turn 15 in Nigeria.

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In northern Nigeria, girl child marriage has been blamed on the quality of education. Parents claim the quality of education is so poor that schooling cannot be considered a viable alternative to marriage for their young daughters.

This has caused a stir on social media with many people criticizing the so called tradition.

Photo credit: Bolondes/Facebook