Angry reactions as journalist shares photo of little girl who got married to an old man in the north
- A recent marriage between an old man and a girl young enough to be his granddaughter recently got people talking on social media
- A photo of the souvenir with the couple on it was shared by controversial journalist, Jackson Ude
- Nigerians kicked against the act and tagged it child abuse
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Weddings and marriages are beautiful, but there are some unions that should never happen, hence the outrage and condemnation when it happens.
A photo of the souvenir celebrating the union between an old man and a little girl from the northern part of Nigeria recently got people talking on social media.
Source: Twitter
Controversial online journalist and former director of strategy and communications under ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Jackson Ude, shared the photo with the caption:
"What exactly is this one?"
Nigerians could not contain their disgust as they took to the comment section to condemn the union.
@keisha__kawosha:
"These people are sick to the brain."
@mezie_obi:
"The thing now is you don't see this happening in rich northern families."
@SamueloLadipo8:
"We have never heard or seen children & grandchildren of Governors, Emirs, elites of the North given out in marriage to grandfathers & great-grandfathers. It's hypocrisy to give out girl child in marriage. Northern Nigeria leaders are destroying the lives of their children."
@Ubyudoh:
"That little child needs help."
@EmekaEzeanya:
"My rage is that this is happening in 2021. These people are dragging us 100yrs backward."
@AzeezEnesi:
"Abuse... Child Abuse!!"
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Twitter user, Dr Grand, shared some wedding photos of a lady with an older man.
He shared the post and tagged it 'age is just a number'. However, it appears love might have not been the reason for the union.
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Another Twitter user, @TheOliviaLife, reacted to the post with the actual story behind the photos. According to her, the lady got pregnant for her lover who absconded.
Source: Legit.ng
