Friday, 20 December 2013

Photos: Kano State Govt conducts mass wedding for 1,111 people

Photos: Kano State Govt conducts
mass wedding for 1,111 people
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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