Photos from Kano State Govt Mass Wedding for 1,111 Couples!

Couples numbering 1,111 were joined together in a mass wedding involving Muslim and Christian faithfuls in Kano State yesterday.

The mass wedding was conducted yesterday at various churches and at the Central Mosque in Kano state. This mass wedding marks the fourth in the series since its inception in 2011. 

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Organized and coordinated by the Kano state Hisbah board, a sharia based police system mandated to check indiscipline and social vices amongst the citizens of the state, 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.