“I Can Give Out Any Of My Daughters In Marriage Even At The Age Of 6″ – Senator Alhaji Ahmed Sani Yerima

Former Governor of Zmafara State cum Senator Alhaji Ahmed Sani Yerima has responded to critics over his recent advocacy for early child marriage.

senator_ahmed_sani_yerimaThe Senator has recently been in the limelight of negative commonts by Nigerians because of his stand on the proposed deletion of Section 29 (devoted mainly to Citizenship), Subsection 4 (a) (b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) by the Senator Ike Ekwerenmadu-led Senate’s Constitution Review Committee.

To get a clearer picture, Section 29 Subsection (1) states: Any citizen of Nigeria of full age who wishes to renounce his Nigerian citizenship shall make a declaration in the prescribed manner for the renunciation of this section. While the controversial Subsection that led to outrage (4) states for the purposes of subsection (1) that (a) “full age” means the age of eighteen years and above; (b) any woman who is married shall be deemed to be of full age. It was at this point Yerima invoked a point of order citing Item 61 of Part 1 of the Second Schedule of the Constitution which bars the National Assembly from legislating on matters of formation, annulment and dissolution of marriages under Islamic and Customary laws.

Now, under Islamic laws, any woman that is married is of age whether she is up to 18-years or not. Therefore, the Senator argued that putting the age limit at 18, contravenes Islamic law.

Due to the public outlash that followed the bill Senator Yerima then proceded to release this statement below.

‘Nigeria has many uncountable problems and none of them is early marriage. As a matter of fact early marriage the solution to about half of our problems. For those who wonder if I can give my daughter(s) out in marriage at the age of 9 or 13, I tell you most honestly, I can give her out at the age of 6 if I want to and its not your business.

This is because I am a Muslim and I follow the example of the best of mankind, Muhammad ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠَّﻢَ .

In Islam, marriage is not only about sex, it is about family and helping one another in achieving their goals, which is the attainment of Paradise.

In Islam, a girl can be given out in marriage as early as 6 years old, but consummation of the marriage can only be done when the girl becomes physically mature and she gives her consent to it because unlike English law, it is not permissible for a man To Molest his wife in Shari’ah Law.

So what can anybody tell me?

I live in a city where young girls at the age of 12 have already became serial fornicators and cannot count the number of man they’ve Were Intimate with.

I live in a City where primary school children disvirgin themselves behind toilets on Valentine day.

I live in a city where young girls flood the street at night looking for men that would give them N500 to Be Intimate with them.

I live in a city where parents send their daughters out overseas to prostitute and send dollars down.

I live in a City where Government officials pick undergraduates from University car parks with Coastal Buses to wild sex parties.

I live in a city where abortion is so common that even a Chemist shop owner can perform abortion with just N2,500.

These are your daughters, and this should worry you and not Yerima’s private matters. So ask me again why I support early marriage and I will slap the Jinn out of your head”.

25 COMMENTS

  1. Yes i now confirmed it that Yarima is the most stupid human being that ever lives, can you hear yourself saying “a girl can be given out in marriage as early as 6 years old, but consummation of the marriage can only be done when the girl becomes physically mature and she gives her consent to it”, what a craziness and what have we been saying her since, why do you allow her to get physically mature and be able to give her consent to the so proposed marriage, meaning she is not more a child and can recognize her left from right to determine what is good for her, and can given her out at age of 6 stop those societal ills which can only be address by proper training of your ward and that why you will account for their deeds in hereafter because Islamically is your responsibility to guide them against such eveils, Mr. Yarima be sensible for once.

    • That is why most Nigerians have no diffrence with animals especialy if you don’t have a religion. Go through what he said again ” marriage is not only about sex” don’t you know that? Back to the stupid, man made, mischievious, copy copy laws regarding marriage and read.let me tell you, there is no any religon ( which is the source of any fucking English law) that cover marriage from cover to cover except ISLAM, for that, I am advising you in particular to convert to Islam and be save.

    • I tire my brother. Ask him how many of his daughters he has given out to marriage at the age of 6. The height of hypocrisy in this country baffles me. Pls tell him that if he likes, he can marry off his girls from the womb, but that he shouldn’t bother us with that kind of rubbish. we can’t rule the country according to the Islamic laws. if you can’t have sex with the girl until she’s of age, why can’t you leave her in her parents’ house till she’s old enough to give her consent? Stop deceiving us please.

  2. Muhammed Isah Dangulbi seems to be a muslim name, whether it is or not-you clearly bring out your dullness and ignorance in understanding what is brighter than son light. Yerima is trying to bring out two points here: no body should intervene in any one religion (believe) been it constitutional or not and been matured is not by number of years one leave on earth, rather by the ability of any woman to conceive and deliver a child and for man to be able to inpregnate a woman at any age. And for your understanding, age of maturity differs with difference in some factors like weather, food, shelter etc. You will be stupid if you call some one stupid without understanding his opinion. More his child is not anyone’s own, there why cant people mined there business??

      • Bunch of illitrates, u think this Country can be turn2 stupid sharia Law, why not give ur daugthers out4 marriage from birth? Senoir Bokos!! U notice buses comin2 picks girls frm University, notice girls goin abroad4 prostitution, u notice girls being given #500 for etc, what ve done to stop it? As a leader what did u do?u tink tink giving out under age girls wil stop it? At ur very old age of almost 70, hw do u feel on Top of a little under age girl crying? That’s Raping! U give them out dnt they ve choice? Re they goat? Or Slaves? This is a country not a stay! And we the original Nigeria re saying NO to such Babaric evil act! Nigeria girls should ve Liberty! Old fools!

        • Rikayat Ibrahim, Please can u tell your father such comments, are u a real muslum follower? or wear the shoes of Islamic names, I was so ashamed that people like u can join Ignorant none Muslim society in castegating Allah’s law, you better go school learn islamic laws & history from genuine salafiyyah (Ahlul Sunnah). so that u will be given right thinking & ur behavior will be change into pure & islamic thinking. tks.

  3. He can give out his daughters in marriage at 3 that is his business not the daughters of Nigerians with his stupid proposition to the senate. But my question now is. Is Nigerian Senators under a spiel to approve such a barbaric law

  4. Fellow Nigerians, let us leave sentiments out of this debate. Senator Yerima does not sound convincing when he says he can give out his daughter in marriage at the age of 6 when the child should be in Primary One or Two. At his age, the Senator definitely has many grown up daughters, some I guess are married. Let him tell us how many were given out at age 6. We need hard data, not empty political cum religious talk.

    Most of these politicians mislead the masses into remaining perpetually downtrodden while they loot the money to train their children in private universities or abroad.

  5. Wat is ninja turning into for God sake we all no wat is good and bad does senator that are passing such baberic act u dnt no ur religion u can go ahead and give out ur own daughters who cares dis is not nigeria is nt ur religion

  6. In a. Country like Nigeria which have lots of problems, haven’t solved half nw diverting to irrelevant issue which is nt to be mentioned. Who is Yarima? That illiterate who can not tell his left from right, who can not spell his name is now talking because some one helped him to compile the stupid message he posted where are the women leaders who feels Nigeria is their property, why aren’t they saying anything? Birds of same feathers. Since these leaders has decided to give fellower Nigerians sleepless night may they not have peace, from the president, wife down to the least corrupt leader, may the anger of God and the Rode of death visit them now till their generation is wiped out completely in Jesus name Amen. An illiterate Yarima wants to turn Nigeria to an islamic country it won’t work. The blood in the land is crying souls have gone problems everywhere eg Asuu etc no solution. Yarima and co there is always a room for change u can change these children from becoming irresponsible if u corrupt leaders will see them as ur children and stop umilating them sexually. May their chidren never know peace Amen.

  7. 1ist of all yamayama abi na watin u say be ur name be, your dick should be cut off, you all senator should seat and discuss how to improve Nigeria, by introducing good and free education, good job for a graduate after studying at university, good road, electricity, free vaccination for all children, social housing for low income family, good water, corruption, jobs, hospital, prices on food as some ppl cant afford 3 meals a day, listen to the voice of your ppl especially the youth. if you all cant discuss this issues i don’t see the reason y you are all in house of what ever u guys call it.

  8. respect of opinions without considering who’s mouth it’s coming is important. objectivity. no man made law supersede divine injunction.people are proclaiming religion but prefer infidelity. Malam yerima gave so many social vices instances which people (his antics) dont bother to think about but only hammer on 6 yrs issue. if ur daughter can think of sex at the age of 10 or less, she should be taught that having it wth her husband is better. u dont want death from aids, abortion, child trafficking and so on and you dont want early marriage. which one do you want.cases of death have been reported following aids/HIV, abortion etc. how many deaths have been reported following early marriage. sentiment. avoid and think of something else.

  9. Olodo mum wa wa madness in d highest other who ever dat iz supporting dis madness,u guyz av lost focus. I no it ll never,I mean it ll never wrk. Bcoz d voice of d people iz d voice of God. Dis not nd muslim country dat u ll in post anything in d name of islam. Madness, fake u. U tng Nigeria iz a sariya country,God blez u say I no d close 2 u,u 4 no hw far hw e d happen. Fake al d senators who av lost dere focus. Aboki senator.