Nigeria Rules
Oct. 10th, 2008 09:07 am86 wives not polygamy, Nigeria rules
6:15AM Thursday Oct 09, 2008
Authorities in Nigeria have dropped charges against an 84-year-old Islamic cleric accused of illegally having 86 wives in violation of the maximum of four, after his case was transferred to a criminal court.
The Niger state Sharia commission withdrew the charge of illegal marriage against Muhammadu Bello Masaba when he appeared before a magistrate court.
(Вот кому такое надо, а?)
6:15AM Thursday Oct 09, 2008
Authorities in Nigeria have dropped charges against an 84-year-old Islamic cleric accused of illegally having 86 wives in violation of the maximum of four, after his case was transferred to a criminal court.
The Niger state Sharia commission withdrew the charge of illegal marriage against Muhammadu Bello Masaba when he appeared before a magistrate court.
(Вот кому такое надо, а?)
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Date: 2008-10-10 01:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-10 01:59 pm (UTC)"Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same."
Personally, I'm happy having one wife too many, of the monogamous kind, but somehow the quote seemed appropriate. He had 86 wives? That's more than one a year, every year, since birth.