Man Becomes Father Of 13 Children After 4 Wives Give Birth To 4 Babies Within 3 Weeks

A 36-year-old Carpenter, Nura Walwala Magaji, from Zango ward, Bauchi State, has become a father of 13 children after he welcomed four additional kids from his four wives within three weeks.

Two among his four wives gave birth within 48 hours while the interval between the third and the fourth delivery was 21 days. The family now has additional three boys and a girl.

While Magaji’s wives, who all live in the same compound, now prefer to have more female children, the woodworker whose childhood dream is to father 40 kids, has no gender preference.

In an interview with Leadership, the proud father thanked Allah for blessing him with four additional children, expressing that he getting closer to his dream of fathering at least 40 children.

Magaji expressed;

I thank God for this precious gifts because it is not everyone who desires to have children are blessed with them. While some have mixed genders, others are given boys exclusively. Babies are a gift from Allah and I am happy that my four wives gave birth to three bouncing boys and a girl within just three weeks.

Though admitting that caring for kids is a draining and expensive task, Nura expressed that with earnings from his carpentry works and proceeds from the petty trade his wives are engaged in, he would comfortably carter for his children.

The woodworker explained;

I am aware that caring for kids can feel like draining work. If we don’t find a proper balance between caretaking of our family and investing in our own self-care it can be easy to miss out on the daily joys of a childhood unfolding before your eyes, family-life, and the legacy that you have the honour of passing to your children.

Nura disclosed that the naming ceremony of the children was held with friends and family members in attendance, saying;

We organised a sizable naming ceremony within our means where we ate and drank with family members, friends and well-wishers. Only one of them delivered at home, the other three delivered in the hospital.

Magaji said he was not bothered about what people around his neighbourhood were saying because polygamy runs in his blood.

He added;

Polygamy is runs in my blood. In fact, we inherited it from both our maternal and paternal grandparents. My mother’s father married four wives, likewise my dad’s father . Yes, it might sound funny but am so proud of this achievement. Growing up as a child, I used to pray to Allah to bless me with 40 children and people laughed at me.

Bearing family responsibility is not solely in our hands as husbands , rather, it is in the hands of our Creator. Look, Allah commanded us to start by marrying two wives, then proceed to three wives , then four wives and He said if you cannot be just among them, go for one wife.

The carpenter however expressed displeasure at the idea of family planning, saying he prefers child spacing to achieve total births limiting.

He opined;

It is wrong for an individual to subscribe to the idea of family planning because of fear of poverty. It is rather better to space between one child and another to give both the mother and the baby required care and attention before bringing another one. I have 13 children now; 10 boys and three girls. I ensured that all my wives attended antenatal sessions and adhered to all medical advices.

Magaji said he is determined to sponsor his children through both Western and Islamic education to make them useful to the family and the society at large.

He added;

Nine out of the 13 children are enrolled in formal schools and just as you can see, an Alaramma is around teaching them how to memorise Qur’an.