Kano To Sponsor Mass Wedding For 1,800 Couples With N800m

Kano Hisbah (Sharia police), on Wednesday, confirmed that it has purchased a set of furniture, food items, and clothing materials for N1,800 intending couples under its mass wedding scheme.

The Kano State Hisbah board Commander-General, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, who said this, while inspecting purchased items for the mass wedding, revealed that the state government has set aside the sum of over ₦800 million for the procurement of furniture, clothing materials, food items, including bride price among, others.

He added that each bride would get a set of bed and bedding, and ₦20,000 to kick start a business.

Also, Aminu stated that philanthropists and wealthy individuals have pledged to contribute toward the success of the planned mass wedding.

He noted that not less than 1,800 couples should benefit from the kind gesture, which according to him, will address societal vices and poverty bedevilling the society.