A beneficiary of Kano State’s mass wedding programme has attracted attention after revealing that he now has three wives following the latest ceremony.
The man made the disclosure during the mass wedding programme, which was organised with government support to help reduce the financial burden associated with marriage for participating couples.
According to reports, the beneficiary said he had already been married to two women before taking another wife through the mass wedding initiative.
The development has generated interest on social media, particularly because of the unusual personal detail shared by the beneficiary while discussing his participation in the programme.
Kano State has continued to promote mass weddings as part of efforts aimed at helping young people and families manage the cost of marriage.
The initiative has attracted hundreds of couples, with reports from the latest ceremony indicating that a large number of couples participated in the government-supported programme.
The beneficiary’s disclosure has consequently become one of the more widely discussed moments from the event, drawing reactions around marriage, family structure and the social realities surrounding wedding expenses in northern Nigeria.
The Kano mass wedding programme has continued to receive attention as the state government seeks to make marriage more affordable for participating residents.