Kano gov signs premarital health bill into law

Violators risk five years in jail

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has signed the Kano State Premarital Health Screening Bill into law. With the new law, no wedding will be permitted in Kano without the presentation of a health screening certificate for genotype, hepatitis B and C, HIV and related health issues. Violation of the law attracts a minimum of five years sentence or a fine of up to N500,000 or both.