Video: Girls Used As Mode Of Payment In Cross River
Photo: Channels TV
While we are lamenting over the worrisome plight of Nigerians in Libya, the worst is happening right under our nose.
A “Money Woman” practice, among the Becheve tribe in Obanliku Local Government Area; Cross River State has been disclosed in a documentary by CHANNELS TELEVISION.
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“Money Woman” is a practice where women are married out in exchange for a loan taken by their families.
In Obanliku, the girls are given out as young as age 4 in exchange for a loan of N2, 000 or in some cases, tubers of yam, goats, pigs by their families.
The worst part, however, is that if the moneylender dies, the young girl gets taken over by the next of kin and if she dies without bearing a child, her family will offer a replacement with another girl.
Despite the digital technology that is fast taking over the world, some cultures in Nigeria has refused to succumb to the 21st century but rather modify slavery.
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Meanwhile, the victims of this cruel tradition seek liberation from the government.
Watch a short documentary about the practice below:
