Earlier on, there were rumors that the Emir of Kano,Muhammadu Sanusi II was planning to marry a 17 year old girl as his 4th wife but Sanusi, through one of his aides today while responding to questions from SaharaReporters via text messages denied the marriage rumors.
According to him, he fully supports the right of children not to get forcibly married before attaining the constitutionally stipulated age of 18 years. He further stated that he has not and will not contract a marriage with any woman under 18. He said the stories making the rounds were only meant to know his intentions. While not totally ruling out the possibility of marrying a fourth wife, the Emir advised people to wait to see the real age of his wife if he decides to contract another marriage.
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