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Sen. Shehu Sani alongside others during the wedding Fatiha
The wedding, which took place at MOPOL 52 Barracks Juma’at Mosque in Panshekara, Kumbotso Local Government of Kano State around 11:00 am, had thousands of well-wishers from within and outside the state witness the historic event.
As provided by Islamic Shari’a, the groom, Isah, paid the sum of N50, 000 to his bride as dowry.
A former Senator representing Kaduna Central in the Nigerian Senate, Shehu Sani, who is also a relative of the groom’s father, stood in as Janine’s representative (waliy).
The bride entered the mosque during the wedding wearing an abaya (long gown), with her head fully covered with a headscarf, waving cheerfully at her well-wishers.