Senator Ahmad Sani Yerima is one of the leaders who brought Sharia law to Nigeria. Now it seems that he is taking full advantage. In the United States, a young women, usually in her twenties or thirties, looks forward to mailing out bridal shower invitations, shopping for a wedding dress and planning a reception.

However, in other countries, things are quite different. Yerima, 49, has just married a 13 year old girl. The arranged marriage included a $100,000 dowry payed by Yerima to the girls family. The girl is Egyptian and there were originally some visa issues in bringing the girl to Nigeria so instead Yerima brought the girl to Niger and then on to Nigeria.

A complaint has been filed by the Nigerian Human Rights Commission.