As a way of curbing malaria and spread of other diseases, the Sokoto State Government's new law will mandate potential suitors to add insecticide-treated mosquito nets to the brideprice they pay before getting married.

The new law also proposes that couples will also have to undergo testing for sickle cell gene, and enrol for a state community contributory health scheme to reduce the cost of medical treatment.



According to DailyTrust, Sokoto health commissioner Balarabe Kakale said the law makes it compulsory for couples to undergo testing for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B. The state health ministry is to sponsor a private bill before Sokoto legislature.



But that will not come until a seminar agrees on the position of the law, Islam, and culture on premarital testing. Kakale said the measures were meant to reduce the menace of the diseases in Sokoto.

http://www.lailasblog.com/2017/06/no-mosquito-net-no-wedding-sokoto-state-new-law.html

Lalasticlala

how can one be panshing under mosquito net na

Hmmm...plotting d graph

So Northerners have to be forced to use mosquito nets.

doublewisdom:
So Northerners have to be forced to use mosquito nets.

As if you dey use mosquito net

hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe so singles re not encourage to always sleep in nets, sokoto that their mosquitoes re as big as insects! wait oh! Government now inspects bride prices and items? lemme laf native language abeg "huhuhuhuhuhu

Mosquito net?

Backwardness of the highest order

Not surprising. This same people have to be bribed with sachet milk, detergents, sweets and the likes, before they allow their kids take polio vaccines. Meanwhile, having the mosquito net doesn't guarantee they'll use it, except the government plans to install CCTV's to make sure they do.

Yayi daidai

trust 9ja, price of mosquito net go high now

Lol. There's no other place I'd rather be than NAIJA! Life here is a comedy show.

Ok

Must they be forced?

Don't they know what is good for them?

Mosquito net is now one of the prerequisites for wedding in the north....... Oh oh

The lawmakers in that state need a brain reset.

Na now uh na they wake up......

I thought they have the RIGHT to kill health care givers who visit them for routine immunization exercises...??

Hope they will not KILL those that will screen them for HIV and SICKLE CELL...??

I no fit laff!

M

lmao

Zoo

na house be this abi hut?

Haha what rubbish is this one? When people are knacking on wedding night, net go tear oo..

can you imagine,at times when I ask God why I wasn't born and American then he reminds me about those that were born in the north.

doublewisdom:
So Northerners have to be forced to use mosquito nets.

It's no longer cows and number of whips a man could take.

I can see the "born to rule" are now embracing the Western products and education.

Education is the way forward.

Fulanis should learn, BH should calm down.

Which kind yeye law be this, instand of NO FAMILY PLANNING, NO WEDDING those ediot are going after mosquitos