Men Shortage: Eritrea Govt. Forces Men To Marry At Least Two Wives Or Face Imprisonment

Some Nigerians have received the news of mandatory polygamy by men in Eritrea with a mix of bewilderment and excitement. Activists have posted a memo allegedly by the Government of Eritrea asking men to marry at least two wives due to acute shortage of men occasioned by casualties during the civil war with Ethiopia.

In the statement written in Arabic assures of government support to the polygamous marriages. The activists translate it thus:

“Based on the law of God in polygamy, and given the circumstances in which the country is experiencing in terms of men shortage, the Eritrean department of Religious Affairs has decided on the following .”

An unconfirmed news report earlier published on this medium titled “Men Shortage: Eritrea Govt. Forces Men To Marry At Least Two Wives Or Face Imprisonment” has been investigated and found to be false.

The publication of the article falls below our editorial standards which requires thorough fact-checking.

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We therefore apologise for the embarrassment this avoidable error has caused our readers and the Eritrean people.

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