For one who should be enjoying his honeymoon with his ‘new wife’ Titi, many rights activists are asking for a legal scrutiny of his newest civil wedding which took place at his home in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.

The serial polygamist sprang a huge surprise on many guests and relatives on his 61st birthday (March 3) when registrars from Ikoyi registry coordinated the legalization of the affair between him and Fatia Titilola as legal husband and wife with exchange of rings and signatures.

Unknown to many, Alhaji, as he is fondly called, has taken many ladies down the aisle legally.

Known to sing praises of his latest wives in some of his albums, KWAM 1,played a smart one on some of the women and married them in different countries.

His wedding with Jemila took place in London some years ago.

The civil wedding he had with Labake Kausara took place in Lagos.

There was another civil wedding with Shalewa in Lagos. Shalewa is a cousin to his latest wife, Titi.

Yewande, another of his wives, who lives in Canada, married him legally in Ghana some years ago.

To many, by marrying Titi on March 3, KWAM 1 has committed bigamy. This is the offence of marrying someone while already married to another person

But the smart musician married under the Lagos law which has expunged bigamy from its statutes.

Investigations by Kemiashefonlovehaven have it that bigamy is no longer a criminal offence in Lagos State.

The old Criminal Code of Lagos State Cap C17, section 370 stated:

“Any person who having a husband or a wife leaving, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.

“This section does not extend to any person whose marriage with such husband or wife has been dissolved or declared void by court of competent jurisdiction, nor to any person who contracts a marriage during the life of a former husband of wife, if such husband or wife, at the time of the subsequent marriage, shall have been absent from such person for the space of seven years and shall not have been heard of by such person as being alive within that time.”

“Yes, bigamy was expunged from the amended criminal code.

It was necessitated by the need to decriminalise it.

What this means is that it is no longer a criminal offence when a man or woman who is legally married to contract another marriage.

Instead, the marriage remains null and void,” he said.

KWAM 1’s ‘new wife’Titi was once married to a certain Tunde Bashua but left him for the Fuji musician, who also accepted the only child she had for Bashua.

Titilola, a fabric merchant in Lagos, has had three kids for KWAM 1 and has been in the relationship for a few years.

They were partners but she bore his name.

Source: Kemi ashefon