[size=14pt]One woman, two husbands , In Kogi, twins defy culture, take one wife and father two kids [/size]
By WOLE BALOGUN

Sunday, July 11, 2010
Marriage is a common cultural institution. In Nigeria, it comes in variants, according to the culture group. But it is not known of any ethnic group where it is allowed that a woman would marry two husbands at the same time.

But that pattern of marriage would not have happened until some 16 years ago when a set of twins in Kogi State introduced a strange dimension to marriage by taking one wife and having children from her.

While brothers and close friends kill each other over a woman and for encroaching on each other’s territory, these strange ones scored a weird first in standing the culture of their people on the head. Because this was not acceptable in their world, their father fought the arrangement for as long as he lived. When his pestering became so unbearable, the first known woman to have married two husbands same time, same day and lived and had children for them had to dump the relationship.

Wags in the community have put their finger to the conviction that the strange twins eventually died after their peculiar marriage arrangement was forcefully severed. Yes, they accepted, to do their father’s bidding, but could not contract any other marriage as separate individuals, as demanded by family, until they both died mysteriously.

A peculiar world

The villagers of Ayetoro-Gbede and Ayekunle-Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State witnessed the unusual two young men, who were born about 40 years ago and died the same year four years back. They carried on like they had their private world oblivious of what the tenets of culture taxed them to do. That defiance made them step outside defined lines to take one wife and had children from her.

They were simply known as Taiwo (Towo) and Kehinde (Koido), the general accolade for twins in Yoruba. But they called each other Oba, short for their surname - Obadero. Like an oba (king) even as they called each other, they carried like institutions to themselves and died as mysteriously as they lived.

Saturday Sun had to find out the truth in the story in Kogi State that the two were more than enigmatic. They had everything in common and did everything together. They said the same words, when speaking and joined their buttocks when defecating.

What was responsible for this unusual act was explained by their stepmother and aunt, Awawu Obadero and Racheal Ologe. “The reason for that unusual closeness and attachment was because they came with one placenta at birth and against our tradition of dividing it into two before burial, theirs was not divided. Thus, naturally, they began acting as an individual.”

Because the twins are late as well as their parents, the family home looked deserted when our reporter visited. But their stepmother, elder sister and son are the few inhabitants left. When asked to tell the story of the twins, the old woman, Awawu Obadero, excused herself and went to call the twins’ elder sister from a nearby market. They came back and the story began.

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spikedcylinder:

ROTFLMBAO!!!!!

this thing should be in the jokes section. Very funny. The wife de enjoy sef de chop two prick at same time

Those twins deserve to die.
They are dead already. Probably as a result of obtaining the unobtainable.

Andre! Your judgement is too harsh na. If the twins were your relation, would you wish them dead instead of pray for them. A father does not pick up a gun and shot his son because he is mad and walking naked on the streets. Its a painful situation that is borne with hope and prayers. Even in the U.K, do juvenile serial killers get sentenced to death? No. They are sent to rehabilitation centers. I'm not supporting what they did but wishing them death is not just the right thing to do

oweniwe:

Andre! Your judgement is too harsh na. If the twins were your relation, would you wish them dead instead of pray for them. A father does not pick up a gun and shot his son because he is mad and walking unclothed on the streets. Its a painful situation that is borne with hope and prayers. Even in the U.K, do juvenile serial killers get sentenced to death? No. They are sent to rehabilitation centers. I'm not supporting what they did but wishing them death is not just the right thing to do

The earth is sacred in West Africa, and when one commits some abominable act agaist the earth, the earth takes up a fight against that individual or individuals . For them to die mysteriously may be a sort of revenge from the messengers of the sacred earth.
I know this sounds incredible, but it is true.

Andre Uweh:

The earth is sacred in West Africa, and when one commits some abominable act agaist the earth, the earth takes up a fight against that individual or individuals . For them to die mysteriously may be a sort of revenge from the messengers of the sacred earth.
I know this sounds incredible, but it is true.

What has happened to other abominable acts like kidnapping, murder and paedophilia which are committed everyday in Africa in large numbers?

Aloy+Emeka:

What has happened to other abominable acts like kidnapping, murder and paedophilia which are committed everyday in Africa in large numbers?

They are dying in droves.

Saturday Sun had to find out the truth in the story in Kogi State that the two were more than enigmatic. They had everything in common and did everything together. They said the same words, when speaking and joined their buttocks when defecating.

LMSBO. That's the only exception a Nigerian woman would agree to marrying two men

Andre Uweh:

The earth is sacred in West Africa, and when one commits some abominable act agaist the earth, the earth takes up a fight against that individual or individuals . For them to die mysteriously may be a sort of revenge from the messengers of the sacred earth.
I know this sounds incredible, but it is true.

life is survival of the fittest. A Yoruba proverb says "iku t'on pa ara eniyan l'aye nbe l'orun ara won" meaning "most people are the cause of their death thru  negilent/silly/weird decisions" you don't have narrate what the earth does or what it should do. leave the earth to fight for itself.

Andre Uweh:

They are dying in droves.

which is more serious btw the twins strange attitude and that of the barbaric mallams who slaughter people like bed bugs in jos? Why not wish them death instead of the twins who didn't hurt anybody?

o sorry twins.

Why? They don't have enough money to marry one wife each so they decided to get a combo. Her boo*bs are big enough for each one to satisfy them individually.

AndreUweh, a bit too harsh man. What about a man in Enugu married to two sisters and had kids with then? The earth didn't revolt. I am not in support of the weird practice but death can't be the punishment.

udezue:

AndreUweh, a bit too harsh man. What about a man in Enugu married to two sisters and had kids with then? The earth didn't revolt. I am not in support of the weird practice but death can't be the punishment.

A man can marry more than one wife and marrying 2 sisters is never a taboo. However, it is nonexistent in our culture for a woman to marry 2 husbands.

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