A Young Man in Somaliland Marries Two Women in the Same Night

[Deeq A.]

HARGEISA – According to Geeska Afrika Newspaper, a young man has married two women in the same night in  Gadhyogol, a district in Faraweyne.

The groom, Mr. Mohamed and the prides Ms. Suhur Abdi Iidle and Ms. Roda Osman  reportedly had a lavish, well-orgnaized wedding attended by a large crowd who were surprised by this rare wedding. Although the groom had engage the two women one after the other but decided to hold joint wedding ceremony.

Youth attended the wedding delivered praiseworthy traditional Somali songs and poems.Polygamy is not uncommon in Somali traditional culture but marring two women at the same night is not rare in Somaliland.