Content creator Jarvis don question di punishment wey bigamy carry under Nigeria Marriage Act. She ask weda di five years imprisonment dey only for men or e dey for both di couple.
Her reaction come one day after di video of her court wedding to fellow TikToker Hamzat Habeeb, wey pipo know as Peller, resurface online. For di video, di marriage registrar warn di two say make dem no go contract another marriage while dem still legally married, because dat one na bigamy offence. Di registrar talk say di punishment na “a minimum of 5 years imprisonment with no option of fine.”
For trending video, Jarvis say she don re-watch di warning and e make am think. She talk say, “The five years imprisonment something, I just saw the video again, asides the joke, I had to think about it again, that 5 years imprisonment, is it for the men only? Or maybe it’s not for the two of us. Nothing will happen in Jesus name o.”
Her comment follow Peller interruption during di ceremony. Peller, wey surprise for di warning, ask di registrar say, “Wait, wait… I get question. For marriage?” After di registrar repeat di penalty, e answer say, “For marriage? We will not break it, but ah, I don’t know how prison enter this love… We are good.”
Di couple legalise dia union on Wednesday, July 29. Dia formal wedding don schedule for August 1, 2026.
