This artical is about a nigerian man called Mr Bello Abukar who has 86 wives. On wednesday the 12th their was a raid at his house and he was arrested for tressain and told to realease all but four of his wives. He was arrested because suppousedly officals said it was against the Islam religion to have more than four wives. Mr Bello Abukar lawyers disagree with this and argue that no where in the law or in the koran does it state that a man can only have four wives.Mr Bello Abukar says that Muhammed the prophet appeared to him and told him to marry as many wives as he could. He also states that he treats all his wives equally so he has broken no laws. The Supreme court has not made a final judgement yet on what they are going to do.
This argument is news worthy because it shows a competely different life style to a western life style in several examples including the laws that are stated about marriage and the number of people a man in allowed to marriage. It also shows how some countries government are largely based around one religion and breaken the law is the same as breaking a rule in the koran. It also shows large amounts of emotion when the man states that he has breaken no rules and he has been unfairly prosected.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7725413.stm
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