From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna has conducted a mass wedding for 21 couples in Niger state.
The Bishop while joining the couples in holy matrimony at the St. Mark Catholic Church in Nsanji Nkoso, Magama local government area of Niger state, said until a couple is joined together in marriage legally both traditionally (dowry or bride prize) and blessed in the church it is wrong to cohabit.
Bishop Bulus Yohanna who is also the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Niger state chapter stressed that marriage is meant for the prepared adults.
Also, the Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Francis Yasak Joshua while disclosing that the 21 couples completed their marriage traditional rites especially paying their bride prizes, said they were subjected to three months marriage counselling which qualified them to be joined in the church.
According to him, the oldest married couple is 24 years and the youngest married couple is 1 year old.
