Senator Sani Yerima has admitted he actually got a 13 year old child pregnant and one year later she delivered a boy. Yerima is the former governor of Zamfara State and made the admission on Aljazeera network. Nollywood actress Stella Damasus and Senator Yerima were both guests on ‘The Stream’ a programmeaired on International News Network Al Jazeera. They went head-to-head on the controversial issue of Child marriage
Senator Yerima re-affirmed that he married his fourth wife when she was 14 years and they both now have a son together. He said he finds nothing wrong with his actions, claiming that his 14 year-old wife had reciprocated his feelings.