'Alhaji Masaba' Bida Man with 86 Wives is Alive and Well, Contrary To Death Rumour
Rumour has gone viral online and offline to the effect that 89-year-old Alhaji Bello Muhammadu Masaba popularly know as Man Bello, the Bida man who married 86 wives, is dead.
Man Bello shocked the world few years ago when it was discovered that he is married the highest number of women, 86 wives, in the world. He immediately made it into the Guinness World Record.
The polygamist Islamic cleric is also reported to have over 185 children.
According to the Secretary General of Nupe Cultural and Resource Centre (NCRC) Àmà Ndagi Abdullahi, many people called NCRC Secretariat to know if the octogenarian, had truly passed away.
"We simply sent one of our reporters to Man Bello's house. Our NCRC reporter who also happens to be the 89-year-old's neighbour, said he met him in good health and in happy spirits." Àmà said.
We at The Niger Times therefore wish to inform the general public that Man Bello is alive!
Meanwhile, the Niger State House of Assembly has passed an executive bill seeking for the establishment of Sharia Penal Code for the state such that any man that professes Islam as religion and marry more than four wives could be imprisoned for three years with a fine.
The state government had sponsored the bill following its inability to prosecute, Alhaji Bello Muhammadu Masaba, who married 86 or more wives for lack of existing laws of the land.
Section 407 of the law which took effect from Wednesday 26th of February, 2014 provides for three years imprisonment with fine for anyone convicted for marrying more than four wives.
Asked if the controversial marriage of 86 wives by the Alhaji Masaba would now be tried under the new law, Niger State house of assembly speaker Barrister Adamu Usman said, "our criminal laws do not have retroactive effect. It will be unconstitutional to prosecute anybody before now as the law now takes effect from the 26th of February 2014."
Photo credit: Nupe Cultural and Resource Centre (NCRC)
The polygamist Islamic cleric is also reported to have over 185 children.
According to the Secretary General of Nupe Cultural and Resource Centre (NCRC) Àmà Ndagi Abdullahi, many people called NCRC Secretariat to know if the octogenarian, had truly passed away.
"We simply sent one of our reporters to Man Bello's house. Our NCRC reporter who also happens to be the 89-year-old's neighbour, said he met him in good health and in happy spirits." Àmà said.
We at The Niger Times therefore wish to inform the general public that Man Bello is alive!
Meanwhile, the Niger State House of Assembly has passed an executive bill seeking for the establishment of Sharia Penal Code for the state such that any man that professes Islam as religion and marry more than four wives could be imprisoned for three years with a fine.
The state government had sponsored the bill following its inability to prosecute, Alhaji Bello Muhammadu Masaba, who married 86 or more wives for lack of existing laws of the land.
Section 407 of the law which took effect from Wednesday 26th of February, 2014 provides for three years imprisonment with fine for anyone convicted for marrying more than four wives.
Asked if the controversial marriage of 86 wives by the Alhaji Masaba would now be tried under the new law, Niger State house of assembly speaker Barrister Adamu Usman said, "our criminal laws do not have retroactive effect. It will be unconstitutional to prosecute anybody before now as the law now takes effect from the 26th of February 2014."
Photo credit: Nupe Cultural and Resource Centre (NCRC)
'Alhaji Masaba' Bida Man with 86 Wives is Alive and Well, Contrary To Death Rumour
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