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Nigeria sharia police arrest four over ‘Facebook’ marriage

Nigeria sharia police arrest four over ‘Facebook’ marriage

Four men have been arrested in the northern Nigerian city of Kano for allegedly carrying out a false marriage on Facebook, which the Islamic enforcement agency said had mocked Islam.Kano is among 12 northern Nigeria states where Sharia law operates and the Hisbah enforcement agency said Wednesday the wedding was perceived to have made a mockery of the institute of marriage.

“We arrested four men for organising a mock wedding on Facebook which has caused public outrage,” Hisbah’s chief Abba Sufi told AFP.

“We arrested them for making a mockery of the sanctity of the institution of marriage,” he said.

'Pastor causing confusion in my marriage'

‘Pastor causing confusion in my marriage’

Mr Tertsea Daagu, a member of the NKST Church, has accused a Pastor of the Church, Terlanga Unongu, of “causing confusion” in his relationship with his wife, Wandoo Daagu.

Daagu stated this during his defense in a divorce case brought against him by his wife, before a Makurdi Upper Area Court.

“I have never beaten my wife or accused her of adultery; it is my wife that admitted before our NKST Church Committee that she has committed adultery with one Rev Terlanga Unongu, a Pastor of the Church.

“I have not accused my wife of having an affair, but she …

Jaywon’s take on marriage

Award-winning Nigerian singer, Jaywon has said he doesn’t think marriage is for him.
The singer who welcomed a child in 2016 added that he’s still single as he’s yet to find the right woman.

He said,

“One of the things I look for when it comes to having a relationship is happiness and being able to manage each other (me and my partner). I don’t think I need marriage; all I need is a best friend that we can just be together and understand each other for the rest of our lives, have kids and build an empire together.

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