Zamfara Government Marries Off 105 Young ‘Virgin’ Women Who Lost Parents To Bandits Attacks

At least 105 young women were on Saturday married off in a government-sponsored mass wedding in banditry ravaged Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria amid fanfare.

It was learnt that the 105 benefitting brides were orphans whose parents died as a result of terrorists’ attacks.

The mass wedding took place on Saturday at the Bungudu central mosque, under the watchful eyes of the member, representing Bungudu Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Zubairu.

Zubairu told journalists that the gesture was for “virgins and not widows or divorcees”, stressing that a committee consisting of prominent scholars confirmed that benefitting brides were orphans whose parents were murdered by terrorists.

“We set out criteria for qualification, which includes, being an indigent virgin, meaning she’s never married, who wants to start a business,” the lawmaker said.