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Three Nigerian school girls want to put an end to child marriage in their country. Susan Ubogu, Temitayo Asuni and Kudirat Abiola started a petition to change the legal loopholes in the constitution that allows men to marry underage girls. According to the Unicef, more than a third of girls in Nigeria end up in child marriages, and with 22 million married before the age of 18, the nation has among the highest number of child brides in Africa. Newsday spoke to 16 year old Susan Ubogu who is one of the teenage activists.

(Photo: Susan Ubogu, Temitayo Asuni and Kudirat Abiola. Credit: itsneveryourfault)