Musafir123
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KANO, NIGERIA: A Nigerian man who was once ordered by an Islamic court to divorce 82 of his 86 wives has died at the age of 93, his spokesperson said on Monday.
Muhammadu Bello Masaba passed away on Saturday in his home surrounded by his family, Salahu Bello told AFP by telephone from Niger state, central Nigeria.
The wife number 3 Hajian Hasfat Bello- is devastated
In 2008, a Sharia court in the state capital, Minna, held him in incendiary contempt of religious laws and contracting unlawful marriage to 86 wives.
He was told to keep only four the maximum allowed by Islam. But Masaba known affectionately as Baba (father) refused, insisting he had not breached any religious tenets.
During his initial detention, all 86 wives and 20 of their 170 children protested outside the Niger state ministry of justice in a show of support. The case was later dropped.
Mohammed Bello Abubakars daughter Fatima Bello is one of many children
Salahu Bello said Masaba had left a legacy of trust, compassion and submission to the will of Allah but he did not give a cause of death.
He died at the age of 93 and anyone who lives to that age should be expected to have health challenges, he said.
The house where Mohammed Bello Abubakar lived with his wives and more than one hundred fifty children
Baba wouldnt take medicine and wouldnt advise people to take medicine. That is how he lived. His family is intact. All his 86 wives were around him when he died.
Source link: http://tribune.com.pk/story/1311713/nigerian-man-86-wives-dies-aged-93/
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