The Zamfara State government is planning to ‘’arrange husbands’’ for about 2,000 widows in the state.

This was made known by the state Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Hajia Balkisu Bungudu.

In May last year, the Kano State government- owned Sharia police (Hisbah Borad), arranged marriages for about 100 out of an estimated 1,000 widows and divorcees in a grand ceremony witnessed by guests and spectators from the state and beyond in a scheme aimed at assisting widows, divorcees and spinsters to get married.


* File photo: Second-time brides in Kano
However, Bungudu said that as a result of this the state government had already registered 1,998 widows preparatory to marrying them off, adding that the mass wedding would be sponsored by the government.

She did not disclose the amount budgeted by the government for the marriage jamboree.

The Commissioner who spoke to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital expressed concern over the increase in the number of widows in the state.
http://www.slipost.com/zamfara-govt-arranges-husbands-for-2000-widows/

Dis young ladies Abeg oh wat is killing their husbands ?

Good way to support family building and check promiscuity

It was Kano before, now Zamfara. Please is that the problem that Northern govt needs to fix Just asking sha, what of massive education, youth empowerment among other things, which is what I think they need. This 'arrangee marriage' get as e be o.

Wow! It's a fire sale! Come get your wife here! Very cheap, 5 Naira. Although it's second hand, it hasn't seen much mileage. Come and get your woman here. A very cheap commodity! Yay!

Many of them are actually not widow, their husband already will their soul to the devil in bh camp and some already lost their life to jtf cleansing, let it continue more widows r bound to arise until the north come back to their senses

good way to make them a little more happy

Hm I wonder D̶̲̥̅̊ kinda tings dat happen i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ nigeria esp i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ D̶̲̥̅̊ north . Buh iv u have been i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ some kinda cash strapped situations ǻn̶̲̥̅̊ԃ u are i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ need iv help like these widows u wil KϞ0w its vry necessary . Happy married life T̶̲̥̅̊ø̲̣̣̥ D̶̲̥̅̊ widows .sorry T̶̲̥̅̊ø̲̣̣̥ D̶̲̥̅̊ widow who Ѡill get a boko h suicide bomber as a husby ℓ☺ℓ widow again !

epeul: Dis young ladies Abeg oh wat is killing their husbands ?

Not sure they all widows, probably divorced.

how widows no go planty 4 there wen thier husband dey join boko haram and others.i beg i go show make the commisioner keep 3 for me make i add join my girl make b 4

Fairly used women up for grab.

dis is nt d issue d govt shud b after nw,dey shud b after d development of d state, cos zamfara is 2 backward

epeul: Dis young ladies Abeg oh wat is killing their husbands ?

Their husbands dedicated their lives to the BH cause.

If you don't solve the problem of poverty, dysfunctional health care system, education and sanitation whatever that keeps making them widows so early is still lurking around.

Recycling women like ragolis bottle water will only worsen the situation.
Encouraging mass wedding in a period of mass unemployment, mass infrastructural decay , mass bombing and mass civil unrest is just mass madness.

If those in pictures are (or were) brides-to-be, they aren't looking too happy o! These fine able-bodied women can't find for husbands on their own without the government marrying them off? It is the reason for the increase in the untimely death of men in Zamfara that needs to be eradicated or reduced.

widowsssssssssssssssssssssss wat killed 1000 men

these boko harams wives, smh.

I will only advise whoever wants to take them as wife to do thorough medical analysis on them, though they are fairly used materials. AID IS REAL.

I need a free _{house girl} wife. how can i get one from this programme?

redcliff:

Their husbands dedicated their lives to the BH cause.

lmao

Gabriel_sylar: widowsssssssssssssssssssssss wat killed 1000 men

Dont see it that way.
Remember that it's one man 4 wives so the death of one man creates 4 widows.
It will take the death of about 200 men to create 1000 widows.

Den no dey pay bride price for hausa land? Iyawo 10 kobo

This is what you get in societies that encourage child marriage to lecherous old men that are close to the grave...

Maxymilliano: This is what you get in societies that encourage child marriage to lecherous old men that are close to the grave...

GBAM

Their husbands dedicated their lives to the BH cause.[/quote]

epeul: Dis young ladies Abeg oh wat is killing their husbands ?

boko haram suicide bombers

epeul: Dis young ladies Abeg oh wat is killing their husbands ?

Boko Haram wey dem enter

How can I get a free p*unani to dey ynash for this programme. They look pretty young. Explanation: Childhood marriage or BH husbands.

hahahahahhah..arrangin husband 4 women?? soo funi


Any nairaland babe in search f a husbnd, ds is ur chance!!!!

Akwa-ibom state is building roads\schools and kanu\Zamfara are giving out cheap wives.

I need to know how the brains of a these people works.*sad*

cockyjay: I need a free _{house girl} wife. how can i get one from this programme?

Make that two

seyibrown: If those in pictures are (or were) brides-to-be, they aren't looking too happy o! These fine able-bodied women can't find for husbands on their own without the government marrying them off? It is the reason for the increase in the untimely death of men in Zamfara that needs to be eradicated or reduced.

Govt "marrying them off" is incorrect. There are women, many of them with children but their husbands hav died, and there are many men around who are unmarried but wish to hav a wife. The govt does not force anybody into marriage. These eligible men and women agree to marry between themselves. The govt comes in only to support them with a little capital so that each couple is able to carry on without continuing dependence on govt. The officials of the govt agency involved also act as marriage counselors. If this is not a good policy in support of family and societal stability, what is?