Minister condemns proposed marriage of 100 orphaned girls in Niger State The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has taken swift action to halt the planned mass marriage of 100 orphaned girls by the Speaker of the Niger State Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji. In advancement of her action, Mrs Kennedy-Ohanenye has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) as well as sought a court injunction to stop Sarkindaji’s plans, which she deemed “unacceptable.” The Speaker had announced his intention to marry off the girls, who lost their parents to banditry attacks in the...