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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