Hisbah Arrests Seven Men for ‘Swapping Wives’ in Bauchi
The Hisbah command in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State has arrested seven men over allegations of swapping their wives among themselves, a practice linked to a group identified as Wuddadu, with claims that it was inspired by a dream.
Malam Ridwani Muhammad Khairan, head of the board in the LGA, said the suspects are believed to be members of a group known as Wuddadu.
He described the act as an “unprecedented crime” that goes against Islamic teachings.
“One of them, Muhammad Awwal, confirmed to us that he got this knowledge from a dream, saying that he had a dream of a prophet and that is why they persuaded their wives to do this act,” he said.
Khairan said the alleged wife-swapping practice had reportedly been going on in Azare town for about two years without coming to public attention.
He revealed that the matter began to unravel after one of the women involved reportedly said she could no longer continue with the act and decided to leave the group.
“One of the women said she couldn’t handle this paganism, so she left them, which is when the mystery began to unravel,” he added.
“There was a group called Quddadu who came to me and said that there were some people among them who had made a claim that was not satisfied….we invited the people and sat with them and they confirmed their allegations to me.”
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