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When guests gathered astatine a religion successful the south-west Nigerian metropolis of Ibadan astatine the weekend, they knew they were witnessing thing rare.
A brace of duplicate brothers - Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye - were marrying duplicate sisters Taiwo and Kehinde Adediran successful a joyous associated ceremony.
The Yoruba people, who predominate successful south-west Nigeria, are known for having an unusually precocious fig of duplicate births, but it is not each time 2 sets of twins necktie the knot.
"We cognize galore twins, but this matrimony feels similar it was arranged by God. We person ever dreamed of marrying twins," Taiwo Oguntoye told BBC Yoruba connected his wedding day.
"With God's grace, we commune for twins successful our archetypal and 2nd children. That is our heart's desire."
Twins are considered a blessing successful Yoruba civilization and their names are predestined. The older kid is called Taiwo, meaning "the 1 that tests the world", portion the younger is called Kehinde, meaning "the 1 that came after".
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The brothers are fraternal twins, portion the sisters are identical twins
The Oguntoye-Adediran emotion communicative began a decennary ago, erstwhile each 4 were studying astatine the University of Ibadan.
A lecturer told the Oguntoyes that she knew a acceptable of duplicate sisters they should meet, which piqued the brothers' interest.
"It's not that we haven't met different duplicate sisters before. We did day some, but sometimes things conscionable didn't enactment out," Taiwo Oguntoye said.
The Adedirans initially resisted an instauration and did not reply the lecturer's telephone calls. Then, eventually, a gathering was acceptable up.
Taiwo Oguntoye, present successful his aboriginal 40s, remembers: "We yet visited them, we had a speech but they were not funny successful a narration then."
Instead, the foursome became friends. Life took them successful antithetic directions, however.
The sisters, who had been studying for master's degrees successful Ibadan, moved overseas for further studies, portion the brothers travelled and worked successful respective countries, including the United States and South Africa.
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Several different sets of twins were contiguous astatine the wedding
Years passed earlier the brothers reached retired again.
Over time, contempt immoderate archetypal scepticism, their connections became undeniable.
The couples' families were thrilled by the relationships - Taiwo Oguntoye recalls bonding with his in-laws instantly.
"Everyone was truthful blessed to spot us, it felt similar we had known them each our lives," helium said. "We were treated similar sons successful our ain father's house."
Proud relatives showed up successful benignant to the wedding, wherever the couples co-ordinated their outfits.
Several different pairs of twins were successful attendance - possibly unsurprising arsenic the grooms are good known locally for promoting duplicate culture. Known arsenic the Oguntoye Twins, the brothers are progressive successful civilization and tourism initiatives.
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The Oguntoyes person immoderate carnal differences, being fraternal twins, but their wives are identical.
"Our wives look truthful alike that adjacent their household members sometimes confuse them. We don't premix them up, we cognize our ain wives precise well," Kehinde Oguntoye said.
The brothers accidental they stock akin personalities to their wives, describing themselves arsenic ambiverts - sometimes quiet, sometimes outgoing, depending connected the situation.
Although they are precise close, the joined couples volition unrecorded apart, Taiwo Oguntoye said.
"We person our unsocial program astir that, implicit clip radical volition get to cognize astir that."
For now, the newlyweds are enjoying a caller section of their emotion story, which began with a near-perfect meeting, but was paused for years, earlier yet blooming into 2 of the area's astir talked-about unions.
Additional reporting by BBC Yoruba's John Alabi
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