Content creator Jarvis has questioned whether the punishment for bigamy under Nigeria’s Marriage Act applies equally to both men and women.
Her reaction followed the resurfacing of a video from her court wedding to fellow TikToker Hamzat Habeeb, popularly known as Peller.
In the video, a marriage registrar cautioned the couple that entering into another marriage while legally married constitutes the offence of bigamy, which is punishable by “a minimum of 5 years imprisonment with no option of fine.”
In a trending video, Jarvis said she revisited the warning after watching the clip again.
She said, “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 is it for the two of us? because for my babe to react maybe it’s for the men only. Or maybe it’s not for the two of us. Nothing will happen in Jesus name o”, she said.
Jarvis’ comment followed Peller’s interruption during the ceremony.
Surprised by the warning, Peller interrupted the registrar, asking: “Wait, wait… I get question. For marriage?”
After the registrar repeated the penalty, he responded: “For marriage? We will not break it, but ah, I don’t know how prison enter this love… We are good.”
The couple officially legalised their union on Wednesday, July 29, while their formal wedding ceremony is scheduled to hold on August 1, 2026.