A Nigerian religious leader with 86 wives has accepted an Islamic decree ordering him to divorce all but four of them, local authorities say.
A spokesman for the emir of Bida told the BBC that Mohammadu Bello Abubakar, 84, agreed on Saturday to comply with the decree.
Last week one of Nigeria's top Islamic bodies, the Jamatu Nasril Islam, sentenced him to death.
The sentence was lifted but he was threatened with eviction from his home.
Sentenced to death for too many wives? That's just unreal.
The former teacher and Islamic preacher lives in Niger State with his wives and at least 170 children.
You read right. 170 children. You can't tell me that guy is being a dad to his kids.
Imagine if he lived in Canada. Imagine all the custody arrangements, spousal support issues, court tie-ups. It boggles the mind.
That's the reason one marriage is between one man and one woman.
