Seven
female Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Bama, in Borno, were on
Sunday married to their suitors at an elaborate wedding in Maiduguri.
The
event took place at the Government Reserved Area (GRA), residence of
Alhaji Aji Kolo, the treasurer of the state chapter of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) who sponsored the event.
Kolo
said he decided to sponsor the wedding to give a sense of belonging to
the IDPs who lacked the resources to sponsor the weddings themselves.
He said the object was to help strengthen the institution of marriage in the community.
The newly wedded brides expressed joy at the event and thanked Kolo for the gesture.
One
of the beneficiaries, Mrs Amina Bukar, said she had wanted to formalize
her wedding since last year but for lack of resources.
Bukar
noted that Kolo had assisted the IDPs in the locality on several
occasions, adding that his philanthropic disposition was unparallel.
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