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Mohammed Bello Abubakar is one of the most controversial figures in Nigeria. Despite having no discernible income, the 92-year-old man somehow convinced 107 women to marry him throughout his life. 97 of which are still his wives.
Mr Bello first shot to fame in 2008, when a series of articles revealed that he had 86 wives and around 150 children, living with him on his compound in Bida, Niger state, Nigeria.
He claims that marrying as many women as possible is a divine assignment he has received from God. Muslim clerics accused him of breaking religious rules. In total, he married 107 women so far, divorced 10, which brings the total wife count to a whopping 97.
Despite his ripe old age, Abubakar says he plans on marrying even more. “What I am doing is divine. It is an assignment and I will keep doing it till the end,†he told Nigerian newspaper Vanguard.
He advises men not to follow his example, as a normal husband could not even cope with 10 wives, let alone 97. Bello claims that he has been able to control all of them only with the power bestowed on him by Allah.