Money marriage

Money marriage refers to a marriage where a girl, usually, is married off to a man to settle debts owed by her parents.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/nigerias-young-daughters-sold-money-wives-180921153424671.html|title=Nigeria's young daughters are sold as 'money wives'|publisher=Al Jazeera|accessdate=12 May 2020|date=21 September 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-45514154/money-wives-the-nigerian-girls-sold-to-repay-debts|title=Money wives: The Nigerian girls sold to repay debts|publisher=BBC|accessdate=12 May 2020|date=17 September 2018}} The female is referred as a money wife. Money marriage is known to be a practice in Becheve, in southern Nigeria in Cross River State, where girls as young as three get married in such a way.

The tradition is said to still be practiced despite being illegal in Nigeria.{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190906-focus-nigeria-child-brides-girls-money-wives-marriage-forced-labour-rape-debts|title='Money wives': Nigerian girls sold off to settle debts|publisher=France 24|accessdate=12 May 2020|date=9 June 2019}}

References

Money Marriage A documentary by Emeka Chkwuleta, Produced by Schucks media, 2019.
[https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-45514154h] Money Wives, The children sold to repay debts bbc news Africa.
[https://www.pulse.ng/gist/money-wives-this-bizarre-tradition-lets-women-get-sold-into-marriage-to-pay-off-debts/mjrklcg This bizarre tradition lets women get sold into marriage to pay off debts] | Thepulse.ng

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