Nigerian President Buhari speaks out on forced marriages and child abduction

Speaking in Abuja at the 2016 National Children’s Day Celebration, President Buhari said “No Nigerian should be put through the brutality of abduction, violence in whatever form or forced marriage. Every girl has a right to education and their choice of life.” The theme of this years Children’s Day Celebration: “Protecting the Right of the Child in the face of Violence and Insecurity: End Child Marriage.” Read more about his fight against forced marriage and child abduction here:

 

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