By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Bauchi State Hisbah-Shariah Police – has singled out lavish wedding ceremonies as a major cause of incessant crashes of marriages among young couples in recent times.
To stem the tide of unbridled early marriage breakups and other unwholesome domestic practices, the Shariah police on Wednesday August 27, 2025, announced a blanket ban on the use of Disco Jockeys DJs ,and the holding of extravagant pre-marital ceremonies including Gala nights, certain cultural festivities at wedding fatias and other social gatherings in the State.
At the occasion of the formal unveiling of a 16-point policy guideline on weddings and other social events, the Hisbah Commission, insisted that extravagant and inordinate celebrations during weddings, particularly, encourage immorality, put couples under financial pressure ,as well as weakens and in most cases erode cherished family and sociatal values.
According to the Shariah Board, such anti-social and extravagant ceremonies are at the root of the increasing rate of marriage failures and divorce in the state .
The Commission, therefore, warned that it will not hesitate to clampdown on violators of the new guidelines no matter how highly placed.
“Our intention is to safeguard marriages from collapse. These guidelines will help young couples start their homes on a sound moral foundation”, the Board stated.
The Shariah police noted that religious and community leaders have been engaged to sensitize worshipers and their subjects on the new social and wedding ceremony guidelines.
The Commission also stated that Hisbah operatives have been empowered to monitor and enforce the guidelines.
This is as the Hisbah Commission informed that as part of the State Government’s efforts to restore sanity in the system over 500 women, mostly divorcees, and commercial sex workers, have been availed vocal training in different areas ,as a way of reintegrating them into the society .
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