The Kano State Hisbah Board has concluded all the necessary arrangements for the medical screening of no fewer than 3,000 prospective couples ahead of the planned mass wedding programme in the state.
The Board’s Deputy Commander General, Sheikh Mujahedeen Aminudeen told The Punch in a telephone interview on Sunday that the screening would commence on Monday with couples from the 24 local government areas of the state.
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He listed the local government areas as 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 screening will commence on Monday, 8th June, 2026 God’s willing. The couples comprising 1,500 females and 1,500 males will undergo the mandatory screening to ascertain their health status,” he said.
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According to him, the board in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health and State Agency for the Control of AIDS has completed arrangements to screen the couples on HIV/AIDS, drug test Genotype, Hepatitis B, and other sexually transmitted diseases including Gonorrhea.
The Deputy Commander General added that the registered couples have been directed to visit the Hisba office in their respective local government areas for the screening, warning that anyone who failed to show up, will be delisted.
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“After that, only those who pass the health screening will qualify, Aminudeen added.
The Kano State government under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reintroduced the mass wedding program as part of an effort to check prostitution and other social vices especially among young women and girls whose parents lack the financial wherewithal to marry off their daughters in the state.
