Muhammad Abdullahi, Chief of Staff to Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has disclosed that 73 per cent of women in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State said that it was okay for a man to beat a woman.
Abdullahi said the findings were based on the current General Households Survey conducted by the state Bureau of Statistics, and currently being validated by relevant stakeholders.
The Kaduna Governor’s Chief of Staff also disclosed that a survey shows that over 30 per cent of girls in Kubau and Kudan LGAs were married off before they turn 15 years while 38 per cent of girls in Soba LG get married before the age of 15.