Mayor Marries Crocodile: Joel Rojas Wed A Reptile To Boost Fish Stocks [Pix/Vid]

A Mexican Mayor has married a reptile in order to help fishermen in his city.

According to local media in Mexico, a Mexican city mayor identified as Joel Vasquez Rojas married a crocodile in a symbolic wedding ceremony to help boost fish stocks along the Pacific coast.



The wedding ceremony took place in a city hall in San Pedro Huamelula town in Southern Mexico.

Local fishermen believe the crocodile is a princess and the reptilian romance will bring plenty of fish, shrimp and other seafood for them to catch along the Pacific coast.

During the ceremony the groom announced: “It’s my wish to marry the young princess.”

Once he made his vows, Mr Rojas held crocodile bride in his hands and danced with guests.

Following the ceremony, the crocodile is referred to as the “wife” of the mayor.

All members of the municipal council are required to contribute to pay for the wedding festivities. Those who don’t pay their share are fined. – iTv

See another photo of the Crocodile in wearing a white wedding gown below:



What a funny tradition, Crocodile wearing a wedding gown.

Gunmen Kill 30 in Suspected Islamist Attack on Nigerian Wedding Convoy

At least 30 members of a wedding party are dead after being ambushed on a rural road in Borno State on north-eastern Nigeria, according to multiple media reports. The region is at the heart of an ongoing Islamist insurgency.

A wedding convoy was returning to state capital Maiduguri from the neighboring district along the mountainous Bama-Banki highway, which has become notorious for frequent attacks by Boko Haram, an extremist Islamic group, when attackers opened fire. 

Eyewitnesses told local media that the groom, identified by his wedding robes, was among the dead, and bodies with gunshot and knife wounds were scattered across the road.

The massacre follows a pattern of escalating violence in the region in recent months, as the military steps up its efforts to root out the loosely-structured Boko Haram. The anti-Western and anti-Christian group, whose name is translated as ‘Western education is sinful’ from Hausa, is known for attacking government and civilian targets, including churches and schools.

The winding Bama-Banki passageway, which connects Nigeria with Cameroon, is a particular hotspot for disruptive activities, as Boko Haram often barricade the road, hijack cars, and attack army checkpoints along its route.

Last week Boko Haram fighters also made an assault on the city of Damaturu, destroying four police buildings in a five-hour gun battle, with official reports suggesting that more than 120 people died, including dozens of bystanders.

In turn, the government says it has taken out several Boko Haram strongholds, claiming the deaths of more than 100 insurgents in the past fortnight alone.
Nigeria, which has a population of over 170 million, is composed almost equally of Muslims and Christians, though the former dominate the north, and the latter the southern coastal areas.