An 88-year-old man from Niger State, Bello Abubakar Masaba, with 97 wives and about 190 children, has said that he is able to meet his wives’ sexual needs because “God has given (him) the power and strength.”
Masaba, an Islamic scholar and healer, was detained in 2008 for failing the keep the Sharia Law of not marrying more than 4 wives, told newsmen over the weekend in Bida, Niger State that every time he comes across a new ‘Miss Right’, he marries her.
“In his wisdom, God has given me the power and strength to give them the sexual portion they need. If I didn’t satisfy them, they would leave,” the octogenarian said to DailyPost.
Masaba failed to obey the order by the Sharia Court, which said that he should let go of 82 of the 86 wives he had at the time (2008).
The case dragged into an Abuja High Court and he was released after 57 of the wives testified that they married him willingly.
Recently, there were rumours that the 87-year-old ‘spectacular’ polygamist died after a brief illness. Vanguard contacted him and he dismissed the rumours of his death, saying “I am still alive, bubbling in good health.”
Masaba, who dismissed the rumour on phone yesterday, described the rumour as a deliberate act by his detractors to bury him while still alive. He said:
“My dear, I am still alive, hale and hearty. At least, you can hear me speak and certainly, a dead person cannot speak. 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. I am seated outside of my house and I am speaking with you live in Bida without any problem with my health. What I am doing is divine. It is an assignment and I will keep doing it till the end.”
He also debunked rumours of his death.
You are joking old man….you sure say the thing still dey stand..