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Nigeria: Businessman dragged to court for marrying five wives against Islamic teaching
The defendant told the court that he only had four wives because he had divorced the fourth a month before marrying the fifth.
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The defendant told the court that he only had four wives because he had divorced the fourth a month before marrying the fifth.
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