SAM Daily Times

"84 YEARS NIGERIAN MAN WITH 86 WIVES DIES 
IN NIGER STATE"

By Abel Abel Anis
Africa Correspondent, SAM Daily Times

A Nigerian man who entered the record books by marrying 86 wives and having over 185 children died in Niger state at the age of 84. Pa Abubakar Masaba who stirred controversies some years back had several wives whom he married contrary to Islamic faith which only allowed four wives at a time. This attitude led to his banishment from his place of abode and even denied him the right to vote at the last general election. He was said to have died monday, after a brief illness in Bida, Niger state. It is yet to be seen what will happen to his 86 wives.