A total of 1,111 mass weddings involving Muslim and Christian
faithfuls was conducted yesterday at various churches and at the
Central Mosque in Kano state. This mass wedding is the fourth in the
series since its inception in 2011.
Coordinated by the Kano state Hisbah board, a sharia based
police system mandated to check indiscipline and social vices amongst
the citizenry, the intending couples were all subjected to various forms
of test at the Aminu Kano General hospital before their union was
formally carried out.
Speaking to newsmen, the Director General of the Kano State Hisbah
Board, Alhaji Abba Sufi said Christians who signified interest were
joined together in their various churches and the requirements for their
celebration was provided for by the state government.
The first mass wedding was conducted with a total of
100 couple, the second 250 couple and the third edition was a thousand
couple. See more photos after the cut...
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