Baba Masaba who married 130 women dies aged 93
Mohammed Bello Abubakar, known as Baba Masaba left behind 130 wives and 203 children.
BIDA (Agencies) - Mohammed Bello Abubakar, known as Baba Masaba, who married 130 women and had at least 203 children dies aged 93 at his home in central Nigerian city of Bida.
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.
The BBC reported in 2008 that Mr Abubakar had at least 170 children, but the Daily Trust said that he left behind 203 children.
The wives the BBC spoke to in 2008 said they met Mr Abubakar when they went to him to seek help for various illnesses, which they say he cured.
