{"id":277280,"date":"2016-12-16T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=277280"},"modified":"2016-12-16T14:00:24","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:00:24","slug":"child-marriage-rampant-in-5-districts-of-northern-region-songtaba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/child-marriage-rampant-in-5-districts-of-northern-region-songtaba\/","title":{"rendered":"Child marriage rampant in 5 districts of Northern Region – Songtaba"},"content":{"rendered":"
Five districts in the Northern Region have recorded the highest rate of child marriage considered as a major human right abuse.<\/p>\n
The identified districts are Sagnarigu, Nanumba North, Gusheigu, Saboba and Mion.<\/p>\n
This is contained in the report of a survey conducted by Songtaba, a Non-Governmental Organization promoting girl-child and women rights in the Northern Region.<\/p>\n
The report disclosed that female teenagers of 13 years are being forced into early marriage and betrothal.<\/p>\n