where those who r running their, please come and rebut this man.

Adamskuty: So mary got fvcked at d age of 12 according to the bible.. Hmm! Nawaa ooh!

I am a muslim but what u said is blasphemy. God command is final because we human are nothing but tool in the hand of our creator. May God show u d light

Great propaganda election year is coming up and they don't want Nigerians to start paying attention to how they are voting on certain issues. In America 99. % of these pregnancies are with guys around the same age as the girl. When she is under 16 and the guy is three years older it is now Statutory rape. In the Western world these girls are not being sold to the highest bidder 3 to 4 DECADES older them them. They have CHOOSEN to give away there body. I will ask you agin what does a 40 or 30 year old man have in common with a 15 year old girl. What type of conversation can she have or is your wife not suppose to be your companion. How can she complete her education at this age and run a house hold at the same time.

By the way my daughter will be 13 in 4 years and she will not be in her right mental capacity to know if she should take part of the renunciation of her citizenship or to marry a man close to her fathers age

The problem with teenagers having sex early is that parents are not watching the children and supervising them properly. The quest to make money has given children unearned freedoms in the western world and now in Nigeria. Because I stayed home with my children until they were in school full time I received so much nonsense from family and friends that I am wasting my education . Now that they go to school full time I work part time to pick them up and care for them. People always remark how well behaved my children are, they are the top students in class and they have outstanding social skills, because I am raising them, not a stranger or a day care. My husband and I discussed this before marriage and agreed to this arrangement. It is not easy but I see the difference in my children and others whom chose to both work and leave the children to fend for themselves.

A 13 year old girl needs education. Where early marriage is prevalent in Northern Nigeria we see how the divorce rate is the highest in the country, illiteracy and poverty is also the highest in this part of the country. This is also true in western world. Girls that get pregnant as teenagers regardless of race are in the low income areas.
Why is HIV reported to be the highest in the North if early marriage is the answer!

No fuc***g he-goat is coming near my little daughter.

So 4 dos of u who can not mak research bt knw hw 2 make bad comment on wat dey er ignorant on,so dis is answer 2 ur problem! So can u keep ur mouth shut!!!

It takes an intellgent mind to comprehend the writers message.



Oga seun, you can as well change the VVF to VWF.

Its a shame that what most xtians on nairaland do on any issue that has islamic tag on it is to try by all means to bring out the negative part in it by all means without even trying to look at it from the biblical and the quranic point of view. Now that the OP is the bringing in some factual proof of the advantages of early marriage of teenage pregnancy they are saying its too long to read y'all should stop being hypocrites and face the facts

Ok, well said....
But I still think that a child has the right to education, and basic education cannot be attain for at least the first 16yrs.
So, if a country which is considered under-developed has leaders who are visionary, willing that its citizen achieve development in every aspect of life, it is only reasonable for the government to make laws that promotes development, (which can only be achieved if the citizens are mostly educated) by encouraging child-education and not child-marriage.
Theories on the importance of education dates as back as Platonic era and still makes a whole lot of sense(as it reveals that the state owes to its citizens proper education), especially for a country like Nigeria where there are lots of illiterate, who lack basic--basic education. How do we develop if our senators can't emphasise on primary education?
We don't have to do everything other countries(america or not) do, but do what's best for our country. But......
I don't have to say that a child-mother can hardly be a primary student at the same time.

bunmioguns: somebody shld read dis nd pls translate for me

Let me try.
The Muslim writer of this trash said "leave us with our child marriage. VVF can happen whether you marry at 9 or 90. It's just another shit that people are unfortunate to have even though it just happens more in the North.
Final summary: leave us with our child marriage because Mary (whom we don't like her Son's followers) did the same two millenia ago!
And don't bother if the man is 80 and the bride is 9! The more ancient the man, the better he will be as lover and provider"
Op, did I get your summary right?

JaaizTech:
OK, now it is about the age of the man she's getting married to Colomentalism at it's highest order, now simply because America has cropped up, you can now accept early marriage as long as the bridegroom is of close age!!!, infact let me say as long as it is in the American way. Before no reasoning or argument made sense, until America came up, infact the day America comes out and says marriage is a violation of the fundamental human right of a lady, many of you here, will be justifying it.

Are u thinking with your foot? I'm totally against child marriage. I only picked america as an example because the OP referred to other countries but deliberately left out a very important part of the information. It's like giving half info just to deceive.

vedaxcool: where those who r running their, please come and rebut this man.

The myopia of this writer and yours is depressing.
He mentioned VVF only and dismissed it as just another chance happening. And the panacea for immorality and abortion is early marriage.? As if there is no immorality and abortion happening among these who marry so early!
What of educating the girl to a satisfactory level? What of her economic empowerment! What of educating her so that she makes good nutitional and health choices?
How can writers like this fail to see that in emasculating and pauperizing their females, they keep the entire region backward?
With this mindset, the North will remain backward and continue breeding like rabbits

raeez: so a girl of 14 can get penis not pen from a 16 year old boy. Hypocrite am getting u

Haba! I have not and will never say such. I only said what they have on their constitution. I was not there when they (americans) passed it but I'm here in Nigeria while they are about passing a law which will see a 9 year old marry a 50 year old. So I'm only speaking against it. But the fact remains that some of you are just too dumb to read and comprehend.

Who are you giving this huge asignment. You might as well have asked us to sumarise and submit our report to you tomorrow prof. However we must note that all the written laws in the united states about child marriage or even the fact that you might be able to prove that it doesnt cause vvf will not cancel our God giving conscience and sense of judgement. That is what makes us humans and not animals. Close your books prof Nigerians are talking.

siddiq202:

Some prominent media houses in Nigeria don't know this simplE fact SHAME on them all

I tink u r jst bein economical wit d fact of d matter. If a married woman is to renounce her citizenshp (acordin 2 d controvesial Sectn), on wat legal basis wud dat marriage be said to av bn originaly consumated sud d said "married woman" happens to be a 6-12 child? Sud dt av bn a marriage in d first place? So 4 dos of u sayin d bill isnt abt marriage, my advice is dat u read d sectn agn, or beta sti go get a beta educatn!

siddiq202:

Some prominent media houses in Nigeria don't know this simplE fact SHAME on them all

I tink u r jst bein economical wit d fact of d matter. If a married woman is to renounce her citizenshp (acordin 2 d controvesial Sectn), on wat legal basis wud dat marriage be said to av bn originaly consumated sud d said "married woman" happens to be a 6-12 child? Sud dt av bn a marriage in d first place? So 4 dos of u sayin d bill isnt abt marriage, my advice is dat u read d sectn agn, or beta sti go get a beta educatn!

all this long epistle for a tight hole? ...those underage Pu-C must b something else.
tufia.

Some continue to say that the bill is not abt child marriage. Well it appears so, bt let me open ur eyes to a little twist there. When ppl like yerima who are married to children and have plans to marry more children get this bill done, it will mean that they hav succeeded in gettin their child wives cared 4 by the law. In other words the constitution has jst acknowledge them as married women(abi children). That wl b a start to arguing out their case 2ward fully legalizing d act.

salt 1:

Let me try.
The Muslim writer of this trash said "leave us with our child marriage. VVF can happen whether you marry at 9 or 90. It's just another shit that people are unfortunate to have even though it just happens more in the North.
Final summary: leave us with our child marriage because Mary (whom we don't like her Son's followers) did the same two millenia ago!
And don't bother if the men is 80 and the bride is 9! The more ancient the man, the better he will be as lover and provider"
Op, did I get your summary right?

God bless u front nd back my brother

This might nt generat much problem if there is a way they can jst legalize it for you only and excluded every other person frm it. Or better still divided these country into seperate states wd seperate laws. Bt unfortunately it cant happen dt way. So stuck ur over sized cucumber back into ur trouser cos it frightens d poor child. Knock on my door 4 my baby girl nd u r a dead man. I am talking to u Bunmioguns

This article is in defense of child marriage or have I missed something?

Dr. Peregrino Brimah you are a shame and disgrace to your Profession.

I googled : Aziz Peregrino-Brimah. I had even thought he was a Medical Doctor. Can someone please tell me how someone who studied Psychology from "Livingstone College" became a Dr. Is that of Medicine or a PhD? http://www.linkedin.com/in/azizpbrimah

A girl child should be in school learning how to read and write.

CAMEROONPRIDE: all this long epistle for a tight hole? ...those underage Pu-C must b something else.
tufia.

very repulsive!!
I shuddered after reading some of the things he said.

Is this what the OP is hoping for? First picture Yemen 2nd Picture India

This is in India and practiced in Hinduism

Nairaland,

I am Dr. Peregrino Brimah, here to take your questions.

Please put questions and comments as clearly as possible, so i can address them and we can discuss them together.

Let this be constructive and free of derogatory reference as much as possible please. I myself will try to do so.

biafranqueen: Is this what the OP is hoping for? First picture Yemen 2nd Picture India

may God help them

armyofone: A girl child should be in school learning how to read and write.



very repulsive!!
I shuddered after reading some of the things he said.

heard, they are following the path of mohamed

None of the Children look happy to me the 2nd picture looks like a women who is happy to get married

What makes you a Dr? How did you attain that title? First things first before we discuss your...

Superego: Nairaland,

I am Dr. Peregrino Brimah, here to take your questions.

Please put questions and comments as clearly as possible, so i can address them and we can discuss them together.

Let this be constructive and free of derogatory reference as much as possible please. I myself will try to do so.

I do not know of any 13year old girl that would pick a 50year old man and say she wants to marry him. In fact the average 13year old has little or no understanding of the roles required of her in marriage and I really don't see how a child can be asked to promise to love someone till death. These girls are usually sold by their poor parents to sich old men. What wooing is involved, is the randy old man going to go to her house and give her candy and talk to her about what exactly? Only a man who is emotional underdeveloped or a sadist would see a child and think of taking her as a wife. Also when people talk about the husband waiting till she's physically mature, who is to check that? As long as he is her husband she is at his mercy. Why not wait for the child to mature before marrying her, then she can truly give her consent.

The law prevents children from voting, driving, drinking and such because we recognise that consent given without understanding cannot be referred to as real consent. Therefore how can a child who cannot be trusted to make sound decisions about voting, drinking and even watching cetain movies then be expected to make a sound decision without coercion about spending the rest of her life with anyone.