A 70-year-old man and a 15-year old
girl were married in Saudi Arabia after
the girl’s parents reportedly sold her to
the man for $20,000 (N3.1m).
According to CNN, the marriage was
made public after the man filed a
complaint that his wife had been
returned to her parents who are
Yemeni and Saudi, and that he had
been swindled. Authorities believe the
young girl may have gotten into a
physical altercation with her elderly
husband, which prompted her return
home.
The case has prompted members of
the Human Rights Commission as well
as other activist groups to further their
push for setting a minimum age for
betrothal in these countries. They have
proposed that anyone under the age of
18 get legal consent to marry. This has
been met with longstanding resistance
from conservative religious groups.
Source: talkofnaija.com/index.php/component/noticeboard/noticeboard/15-year-old-girl-married-off-to-70-year-old-man-by-parents-at-n3m/54986