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Under civil law, Nigeria does not recognize polygamous unions.[1] However, 12 out of the 36 Nigerian states recognize polygamous marriages as being equivalent to monogamous marriages. All twelve states are governed by Sharia law. The states, which are all northern, include the states of Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara[2] which allows for a man to take more than one wife.[3]
Nigeria is part of the "polygamy belt", a region in West Africa and Central Africa where polygamy is common and deeply rooted in the culture.[4] Nigeria is estimated as having the fifth highest polygamy prevalence in the world, with 28% of the population living in polygamous marriages, with only four countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Gambia and Niger) having a higher prevalence.[5]
- ^ Itoro E. Akpan-Iquot. "Traditional marriage in Nigeria: Polygamy". Migerianwomenworld.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Analysis: Nigeria's Sharia split". News.bbc.co.uk. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Nigeria: Family Code". Genderindex.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions".
- ^ "Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions".
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