The Hisba Board of the northern state of Kano has discovered 20 HIV positive and five pregnant among the
1,000 women to be married in the third batch of mass wedding on Sunday.
The Commander General of the board, Sheik Aminu Daurawa, disclosed this in an interview.
He said the affected women were detected during the medical screening conducted on the prospective brides by the board across the 44 local government areas of the state.
Aminu said that 20 prospective couples were also found to be HIV positive during the mandatory medical check-ups.
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