Kano Hisbah Screens 720 Couples Ahead of State-Sponsored Mass Wedding Drive

Posted by Chinenye on Wed 10th Jun, 2026 - tori.ng

The Kano State Hisbah Board has begun medical screening for hundreds of couples ahead of the government’s planned mass wedding programme, with officials confirming that 720 participants have already undergone checks out of about 3,000 registered pairs.

(Mass wedding in Kano State. Photo Credit: FacebookNigeria News)

The Kano State Hisbah Board says it has conducted mandatory medical screening for 720 of the 3,000 couples registered for the state's planned mass wedding programme.

The Board's Deputy Commander-General, Sheikh Mujahedeen Aminudeen, disclosed this in a telephone interview with an online news platform on Wednesday, saying the screening had so far covered couples from the 24 local government areas of the state.

He said couples from the Kano metropolitan area have been directed to visit the state headquarters of the Agency for the Control of AIDS at the Na'ibawa area for screening, while those from the remaining local government areas would be screened at a date to be announced by the board.

"The board will announce the date for the screening of couples from the remaining local government areas," he said, urging affected couples to await further directives.

The medical screening commenced on Monday, May 8, 2026, with couples from 24 of the state's 44 local government areas, including Rogo, Wudil, Tudun Wada, Warawa, Kibiya, Dawakin Tofa, Garun Malam, Kura, Dambatta, Karaye, Tsanyawa, Minjibir, Rimin Gado, Shanono, Kabo, Tofa, Rano, Bebeji, Ajingi, Gwarzo, Sumaila, Kiru, Takai, and Madobi.

The Kano State Government under Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reintroduced the mass wedding programme as part of efforts to curb prostitution and other social vices, particularly among young women and girls whose families lack the financial means to sponsor marriages.