The
freedom to marry more than one wife as enshrined in the doctrines of
Islam is set to the limited by the law to curb the menace of poverty in
the northern part of Nigeria.
Muhammad Sanusi II
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II has said that he would
introduce a law prohibiting poor men from marrying more than one wife,
saying there is a connection between polygamy, poverty and terrorism.
He said because muslims practice polygamous marriage, most poor men
end up marrying up to four wives with as many as 20 children whom they
sometimes don’t train in schools hence, some of them become thugs and
terrorists.
The Emir said: