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'''Money marriage''' refers to a marriage where a girl, usually, is married off to a man to settle debts owed by her parents.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> The female is referred to as a '''money wife'''. Money marriage is known to be a practice in Becheve, in south eastern [[Nigeria]] where girls as young as three get married in such a way. The practice is illegal in Nigeria.<ref>{{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}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Human rights abuses]] |
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[[Category:Types of marriage]] |
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[[Category:Forced marriage]] |
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