In the late 90s, one of my father's friend had four wives. One day he visited a local market in the state of Benue Nigeria, and saw a beautiful woman, tall and plumpy to his admiration.
He shared his generousity and the woman instantly fell in love. After a while, he brought the woman home.
The other four wives saw him with the new wife-to-be and disbelieved their eyes, in atmosphere of jealousy.
The unhappy faces of the four wiges cut no ice on him. He took the woman to his room.
In authoritative command, he told the four wives that each of them must cook nice meals to entertain the new wife-to-be. And they must do everything to respect her.
Non of them could resist because of the culture of obedience to husbands at the time.
The man was a chauvinist, a dominator and a polygamist. But that domination do neither a justice to him, nor the children, till he received a kiss of death at the wake of this 21st century.
What he left behind was hatred among the children from different wives.
And that hatred still persist.
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