Saturday, January 05, 2013
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Source: The Vanguard
The Zamfara
State government is planning to ‘’arrange husbands’’ for about 2,000 widows in
the state.
This was made known by the state Commissioner
for Women and Children Affairs, Hajia Balkisu Bungudu.
In May last year, the Kano State government-
owned Sharia police (Hisbah Borad), arranged marriages for about 100 out
of an estimated 1,000 widows and divorcees in a grand ceremony witnessed by
guests and spectators from the state and beyond in a scheme aimed at
assisting widows, divorcees and spinsters to get married.
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