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Reasons for child marriage in Nigeria: Straight Talk Africa

This clip from the Voice of America programme Straight Talk Africa looks at why child marriage continues in Nigeria.

Aisha Mu'azu, a reporter with the Hausa Service of Voice of America, says child marriage happens mostly "in rural communities, because people in the urban areas have now realised the dangers involved in marrying off their daughters early".

Source: YouTube