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Readers think Emir of Kano's marriage to 18-yr-old wife isn't right...here's why

Readers were asked what they felt about Emir Sanusi's wedding to his teenage bride

18-yr-old Sa’adatu Barkindo-Musdafa, a recent secondary school leaver, became the emir of Kano's fourth wife

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, married 18-yr-old Sa’adatu Barkindo-Musdafa - daughter of the Lamido of Adamawa, Muhammadu Barkindo-Musdafa on Friday, September 25 in Yola.

News of the royal nuptial has been received with mixed feelings by Nigerians which prompted us to conduct a poll concerning the recent controversy.

Readers were asked what they thought about Emir Sanusi's wedding to his teenage bride, and the votes were really close to each other.

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Results from the poll revealed that 31.0% of Pulse readers think the marriage isn't right because she's young, 19.4% readers think her should have married someone older, while 23.2% think Emir Sanusi did well going by Islamic laws, and 26.4% readers think it's better than 18-yr-olds prostituting.

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