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[Published: Monday January 30 2017]

 Nigerian man with 86 wives dies aged 93

Abuja 30 Jan (ANA)  - A former Muslim preacher in Nigeria who had at least 86 wives has died aged 93. Mohammed Bello Abubakar, known as Baba Masaba, died at his home in central Niger state on Saturday after an undisclosed illness. A large crowd attended his funeral on Sunday. Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper reported that while he had 86 wives in 2008 - when he was at the centre of media attention - the number had risen to 130 at the time of his death. Some of them were pregnant, it reported. (ANA)
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