The Hisba Board of the northern
state of Kano has discovered 20
HIV positive and five pregnant
among the 1,000 women to be
married in the third batch of
mass wedding on Sunday.
The Commander General of the
board, Sheik Aminu Daurawa,
disclosed this in an interview.
He said the affected women
were detected during the
medical screening conducted on
the prospective brides by the
board across the 44 local
government areas of the state.
Aminu said that 20 prospective
couples were also found to be
HIV positive during the
mandatory medical check-ups.
He said that each of the 44
councils would hold the wedding
prayer session for 21 couples
while the session for the
remaining 76 couples would be
conducted in the state capital.
The commander general said the
board had set aside N10 million
to be paid as dowries to the
brides in addition to providing
other essential items for the
couples.
Aminu said that the renowned
Kano-based businessman, Alhaji
Isiyaka Rabi’u and the Governor
of the Central Bank (CBN), Sanusi
Lamido Sanusi had donated N2
million and N1 million
respectively toward the success
of the programme.
‘’A chieftain of the PDP and
traditional title holder of Dan-
Saran Kano in the state, Alhaji
Gambo Danpass has also
donated 200 bundles of lace to
the brides’’
‘’In addition GLO Mobile
Telecommunication company has
donated 2,000 SIM cards for
distribution free to the couples’’,
Aminu said.
NAN recalls that traders at the
popular Kantin Kwari Textile
Market had last month donated
N5 million toward the success of
the mass wedding.

Macelliot: The Hisba Board of the northern
state of Kano has discovered 20
HIV positive and five pregnant
among the 1,000 women to be
married in the third batch of
mass wedding on Sunday.
The Commander General of the
board, Sheik Aminu Daurawa,
disclosed this in an interview.
He said the affected women
were detected during the
medical screening conducted on
the prospective brides by the
board across the 44 local
government areas of the state.
Aminu said that 20 prospective
couples were also found to be
HIV positive during the
mandatory medical check-ups.
He said that each of the 44
councils would hold the wedding
prayer session for 21 couples
while the session for the
remaining 76 couples would be
conducted in the state capital.
The commander general said the
board had set aside N10 million
to be paid as dowries to the
brides in addition to providing
other essential items for the
couples.
Aminu said that the renowned
Kano-based businessman, Alhaji
Isiyaka Rabi’u and the Governor
of the Central Bank (CBN), Sanusi
Lamido Sanusi had donated N2
million and N1 million
respectively toward the success
of the programme.
‘’A chieftain of the PDP and
traditional title holder of Dan-
Saran Kano in the state, Alhaji
Gambo Danpass has also
donated 200 bundles of lace to
the brides’’
‘’In addition GLO Mobile
Telecommunication company has
donated 2,000 SIM cards for
distribution free to the couples’’,
Aminu said.
NAN recalls that traders at the
popular Kantin Kwari Textile
Market had last month donated
N5 million toward the success of
the mass wedding.

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