If Egypt could have disallowed child abuse on the pretext of Islamic marriage, then what business is it of Nigeria to have condoned such a criminal act? We cannot be more Arabic than the Arabs.

While there is a complacency to view Sani Yerima’s outrageous act as just one demonstration of child marriage, it becomes more worrisome considering the enormous damages associated with such practices. Child marriage is a sore topic that still highlights the perennial state of under-development of the African continent.

Dear Bishop, may I express my sincere regrets at your inability to break the law of Omerta which was apparently one of the conditions of the visit. But I fully partake in your frustration and indignation at seeing what a mess Yar'adua had turned to and the displayed insensitivity and arrogance of Turai.

The fact is that Sunday Ulup-Aya was a jobless miscreant who latched on to the money-spinning witch hunting business but lacked the finesse of Helen Ukpabio. He proclaimed himself a “Bishop” and the “Ulup-Aya” part of his name was a created one which means “a concealed secret had been revealed”.