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Why I Stayed Single For 74-Years Before Getting Married | READ MORE

Faith Ukanwa

Aug 29, 2022

Why I Stayed Single For 74-Years Before Getting Married | READ MORE

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74-year-old Mallam Muhammad Awal, on Sunday got married for the first time in Lokoja, Kogi state.

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Awal got married to a 45-year old divorcee, Mallama Rahmat Muhammad.

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Speaking to newsmen on why he waited for so long before getting married, the new groom said;

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"I have always been afraid I might fail in my duty of care to a spouse if I married and it is something I fear and don't want to joke with.

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I am also afraid of separation from my spouse. I know if I fail to take care of her, she might either leave me or cheat on me with another man, which I would not like. So, to avoid all of that, I dismissed the idea of marriage altogether.

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But now, Allah has made this a reality." he said.

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— Faith Ukanwa

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