ChildNot Bride – Protecting Our Young Girls from Incessant Abuse! Watch Stephanie Linus & Liz Benson in the Teaser of “DRY”

Nollywood is speaking up against Section 29, subsection 4b.
In the wake of the recent decision by the senate, movie star
 Stephanie Linus has released a teaser for her long anticipated
movie DRY.


On her blog, she said “At this critical juncture, I am now compelled
 to release the unofficial (raw footage) videos of my upcoming movie, 
“DRY”to galvanize support from Nigerians and the International
 community for the revocation of the Senate resolution. Nigerians!
 It’s time to lend your voices and share your thoughts. We need to
 protect the girl child from incessant abuse. “

The movie which stars Stephanie Linus and Liz Benson, is centered
around Zara and Halima who find themselves in the same cultural trap
full of ignorance and cruelty. Regardless of their background, they each
struggle to survive and make some meaning out of their lives.
Watch the trailer!
On Sunday, Stephanie also posted her thoughts on the underage child
marriage on her blog – StephanieDaily.com. Read the post;

When this email/petition was sent to me, I knew I had to endorse

and share it.

Since I saw the email I cannot remain mute about the current bill passed,

the vote on the constitution amendment bill which caused an uproar in

the senate this past Tuesday.

“The contentious provision, Section 29, allows citizens who are of

age to renounce Nigerian citizenship if they wish. For that purpose,

the constitution says, 18-year-olds and above shall be considered to

be “of age”.

In addition, a woman or girl who is married, shall also be considered

to be of age- a section that could be interpreted to imply that even a

day old child, once married, shall be considered to be of age.

The tricky part is:

“That this section, when referenced in the larger picture will make

a pedophile, who marries even an 8 year old (as I have seen in Nigeria)

“not liable because his “CHILD Wife” is automatically considered an

adult. The likes of him will immediately point you to section 29,

subsection 4b that says – “any woman who is married shall be

“deemed to be of “full age.””

The child that got married did not chose to do so on her own

 will, she was forced into marriage and should not be deemed

 an adult as a result..

We need to protect the girl child from incessant abuse.