Unwanted Pregnancy: Jigawa LGA Bans Men, Women From Meeting At Night

Men and women are no longer allowed to meet at night in the Kirikasamma Local Government Area of Jigawa State following a by-law that was enacted on Monday.

The by-law was passed to stem widespread cases of unwanted and of out of wedlock pregnancies among young girls in the LGA.

Announcing the development, the LGA’s information officer, Sanusi Doro, said the council chairman, Salisu Kubayo, signed the law after ten councilors of the local government area unanimously agreed to it during a council meeting.

The by-law prescribes six months in prison or a fine of N50,000 for anyone caught violating the new law.

According to Doro, true lovers can only meet during the day to discuss.

The new law was signed in the presence of residents of the LGA and the chief imam of the community at a ceremony on Monday.

Speaking on the new law, the leader of the LGA’s councillors, Sa’idu Marma, said the move become necessary due to rising complaints of unwanted pregnancies from parents.

Marma said the unwanted pregnancies were as a result of night meetings and discussion between the opposite sexes.

On his part, the Chief Imam, Ali Liman, described the move as a welcome development.

Liman decried the high rate of immoral activities among boys and girls in the state, saying the new law would address the problem.

Meanwhile, the development came barely a week after Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State banned residents of the state from boarding the same commercial tricycles with the opposite sex.

The Kano government said the move was to upholding Islamic values in the state.