No mosquito net, no bride price, no wedding- new Sokoto state government law proposes

As part of efforts to curb the spread of diseases in the 
state, the Sokoto state Ministry of Health says it plans to 
send a bill to the state House of Assembly where suitors would be compelled to add a well treated mosquito net 
as part of their bride price they would pay before they get 
their brides.

The state Commissioner for health, Balarabe Kakale, disclosed this Sunday. According to Kakale, the proposed 
bill if passed will compel intending couples in the state to undergo HIV/AIDS, genotype and Hepatitis B tests.

Kakale however stated that the proposed law would be 
sent to the house after the cultural, Islamic implications 
of the premarital testing are extensively considered. He 
noted that the measures were meant to reduce the spread of diseases in the state.