ONE thousand widows were Saturday handed over in marriage to their chosen husbands by the Kano State governor, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, as part of government’s initiative to ameliorate social decadence and strengthen marriage institution in the state.

The marriage ceremony took place at the Kano central mosque, attached to the Emir’s palace in a celebration, which attracted people from all walks of life within and outside the country

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The event, which brought smiles to the faces of so many people, was coordinated by the state’s Hisbah Board. The state government in collaboration with a renown Kano business mogul, Sheikh Isyaka Rabi’u, who is the leader of Tijjaniyyah Islamic sect in Africa, paid the bride price on behalf of the husbands. N10,000 was given to each of the married women as their bride price.

Seventy-six widows’ hands were given out to their husbands at the central mosque, while 21 others were handed over to the husbands in each of the 44 local governments of the state, making a total of 1,000 widows.

The first batch of mass marriage took place last year when 250 widows were given out to their husbands. 100 widows were married off in the second batch and yesterday’s event was the third in the series.
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