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Home HARUSI MATUKIO MAAJABU YA DUNIA : ZAIDI YA WATU 1,000 WAFUNGA NDOA KWA WAKATI MMOJA HUKO KANO STATE ,NIGERIA

MAAJABU YA DUNIA : ZAIDI YA WATU 1,000 WAFUNGA NDOA KWA WAKATI MMOJA HUKO KANO STATE ,NIGERIA

Gadiola Emanuel Friday, December 20, 2013 HARUSI, MATUKIO,

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.