Mohammed Bello Abubakar

Muhammadu Bello Abubakar Masaba Bida (28 January 1924 – 28 January 2017), also known as Mohammed Bello Abubakar, was born in Nigeria. Masaba is known for having stirred up controversy in his hometown Bida, Niger State due to his extensive polygamy, and for being outspoken, he was charged under Sharia law and sent to prison in 2008 for refusing to divorce 82 of his wives. Islam limits the number of wives a Muslim man can have to four, mandating they must be all treated equally. He married 120 wives, divorced 10, and fathered 203 children. At the time of his death in 2017, some of his wives were believed to be pregnant. Quotes “My dear, I am very much alive, hale and hearty,” “The rumour is baseless and can best be described as the work of my detractors because they envy what God has done and what He is still doing for me." “What I am doing is divine. It is an assignment and I will keep doing it till the end,” "I only have 97 wives, I am still going to marry more. I will keep marrying them for as long I am alive." “I just want to advise those fighting against the number of my wives to stop because such people are waging war against God, their creator.” External Links