Woman weds 7-old-boy in place of Dubai-based brother (Photos)

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April 10, 2017 2:51 PM

The Internet has gone into overdrive after photos of a woman getting married to a seven-year-old boy who stood in for his Dubai-based brother.

Amoke Alarape on her wedding day

The wedding of a Nigerian woman to a seven-year-old boy who stood in for his older brother based in the United Arab Emirate has threatened to tear the Internet.

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According to a Facebook user, Qasim Aliy Balogun who posted the photos of the traditional marriage on his page, the woman identified as Amoke Alarape decided to be joined in marriage with the little boy as she could no longer wait for her groom to come back for the wedding.

The bride and her baby groom

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The bride and her groom stepping out in style

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When the photos first hit the Internet, Nigerians were aghast thinking the woman was getting married to the boy who is young enough to be her son but Balogun's explanations showed that boy was actually sitting in for his Dubai-based big brother who could not come home for his big day.

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