“Why I prefer marriage to school”: 17-year-old bride speaks as Zamfara govt sponsors 200 weddings
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Summary: While the government touts the mass wedding scheme as a poverty alleviation measure, the beneficiaries reveal the stark choices facing young women in the state.
Surrounded by a stack of new mattresses, polished furniture, and kitchen utensils, 17-year-old Zainab Mohammed has made up her mind.
In a region where education is often promoted as a route out of poverty, the teenager has chosen a different path.
“Honestly, I prefer marriage to going to school,” she says, her face adjusting to the cameras flashing around her.
Zainab is one of 200 women—mostly widows, orphans
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