Kano Mass Wedding: Surprise as Intending Couples Test Positive for HIV, Pregnancy, Others

Kano Mass Wedding: Surprise as Intending Couples Test Positive for HIV, Pregnancy, Others

  • Some intending couples have tested positive for HIV, pregnancy and other sicknesses during pre-marital test screening
  • The intending couples had to undergo the screening before partaking in the state-sponsored mass wedding in Kano
  • The spokesperson of Hisbah Board, Lawan Fagge, said they had been replaced, subjected to counselling and given medications

Kano state - The spokesperson of Hisbah Board in Kano state, Lawan Fagge, has given a fresh update regarding plans for the state-sponsored mass wedding.

Fagge said some intending couples tested positive for HIV, pregnancy, Hepatitis B, and sickle cell, Vanguard reported.

Intending couples test positive for HIV, pregnancy during pre-marital screening for Kano mass wedding
Intending couples test positive for HIV, pregnancy during pre-marital screening for Kano mass wedding Photo Credit: Abba Yusuf
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He said this was discovered at the point of pre-marital test screening the intending couples were subjected to as part of the criteria to partake in the state-sponsored wedding.

“This is based on the interim report we got from the Ministry of Health.

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“There are about 40 male and female with Hepatitis B. There are those with sickle cell, then there are those who are pregnant and those with HIV carriers. But they will be counselled and given medication for the next months. They were rejected from the exercise and there was a replacement. They might be considered if they cope with the counselling and medication.”

Kano governor to sponsor mass wedding with N854m

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state announced his plan to sponsor a mass wedding among vulnerable persons with the approval of N854 million.

The decision to sponsor the wedding was made during the state executive council meeting on Wednesday, August 23.

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How Kano man discovered his best friend's bride was his girlfriend

A Nigerian man has advised social media users never to trust a lady as he shared how his friend's relationship hit the rocks.

Sambo Mai Hula, via his Twitter handle @Abdullahiabba_, said that his friend had graced the wedding occasion of a close pal on Sunday, October 16.

To Sambo's friend's shock, the bride turned out to be a lady named Fatima he had been dating for three years.

Source: Legit.ng

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