NIGERIA: STOP NEWS: senador nacional y pedofilo?

Nigerian senator Sani denies marrying girl of 13

Ahmad Sani Yerima oversaw the introduction of Sharia in Zamfara State

A Nigerian senator accused of marrying a 13-year-old Egyptian girl says he has done nothing wrong.

Ahmed Sani Yerima, 49, told the BBC that his fourth wife was not 13, but would not say how old she was.
He denied breaking the law but said he would not respect any law that contradicted his religious beliefs.
The Nigerian senate ordered an investigation after complaints from women's groups but the senator said he did not care what the groups thought.
Mr Sani was the governor of Zamfara state, where he oversaw the introduction of Sharia law - for the first time in a northern state - in 1999.
Health fears
The BBC's Caroline Duffield in Lagos says newspaper reports of the marriage have created a storm among human rights groups.

This very evil act should not be seen to be perpetrated by one of our distinguished legislators Mma Wokocha Women's Medical Association head

Female senators - lawyers and doctors - who are protesting, say that they fear for the child's health.
"What we are concerned with is that our minors, the girl child, should be allowed to mature, before going into marriage," Mma Wokocha, president of the Women's Medical Association and one of those behind a petition, told the BBC.
"This very evil act should not be seen to be perpetrated by one of our distinguished legislators... that is what we are saying.''
The senator is reported to have paid a dowry of $100,000 (£66,000) to the child's parents - and to have brought the girl into Nigeria from Egypt.
The women's groups want Mr Sani to be taken to court, to face a fine and a jail sentence.
Our reporter says the whereabouts of the teenager are unknown - and it is not clear whether she has any parent or guardian with her.
Newspaper reports have also accused the senator of having previously married a 15-year-old girl in 2006.

BBCNEWS. 29 de abril