The Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II called on wealthy Northerners to use the wealth Allah blessed them with, only in building mosques but to also educate young girls and discourage their early marriage.

Sanusi made the call on Thursday in his keynote address at the 3rd international conference on Islamic Banking and Finance, organised by the International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Bayero University, Kano.
He said,


“I’m just tired of people coming to me to say I want to build a new mosque. You know, we keep building mosques and our daughters are illiterates.

“So, my appeal is that if you really want to help Kano, don’t come to me with a request to build a N300m mosque because I have enough mosques everywhere. And if I don’t have a mosque, I’ll build it myself. If you really want to help, go and educate a girl child in the village.”

According to him, over 50 per cent of girls between the age bracket of 18 and 20 were given out in marriage in this part of the country.

He added that the worrisome dimension of it was that 75 per cent of them could neither read nor write.

Calling for a review of laws to prevent early marriage and encourage girl-child education, he said,

“It is not a mere coincidence that this is where you have the highest levels of illiteracy, early marriage, divorce and the highest levels of domestic violence…

“People need to understand that the law has to change. If you look at the medical data on maternal health, girls who get pregnant below the age of 15 are five times as likely to die as girls who get pregnant at the age of 20. Those who get pregnant under 18 are twice as likely to die as those who get pregnant at the age of 20. So, it is important that we look at this issue of early marriage.”

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Posted: at 20-01-2017 09:15 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

Na better talk u yarn


Lyf na phase to face..,,,...,,.......

Posted: at 20-01-2017 09:16 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero

na now u wake up abi?

Posted: at 20-01-2017 09:19 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

na now u wake up abi?

Na you gi am d mat and wrapper e use dey sleep before.?

Posted: at 20-01-2017 09:34 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero

in the other room.

Posted: at 20-01-2017 10:10 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

mumu man

Posted: at 20-01-2017 10:48 AM (7 years ago) | Grande Master

make dem no see u as haram ooo

Posted: at 20-01-2017 11:08 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

The only educated mallam that knows wats up

Posted: at 20-01-2017 11:43 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

Ok oooopp

Posted: at 20-01-2017 01:06 PM (7 years ago) | Hero

True talk u yarn my man

Posted: at 20-01-2017 02:17 PM (7 years ago) | Hero

Na you gi am d mat and wrapper e use dey sleep before.?

U never ever make sense, ikpu anu

Posted: at 20-01-2017 03:47 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

No need  they are professional  bombers

Posted: at 20-01-2017 04:24 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

Religion before education, main reason why this part of Nigeria is backward.

Posted: at 20-01-2017 06:28 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

well spoken.. but it starts with u though

Posted: at 20-01-2017 07:19 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero

sanusi u try for dis 1.

Posted: at 20-01-2017 09:18 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

dis one radical Emir oh

Posted: at 20-01-2017 10:20 PM (7 years ago) | Hero

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