The Kano State Hisbah Board has invited the two social media lovers, Janine Sanchez (46 years), an America and Isah Sulaiman (23 years), a Kano-based young man to a meeting at their Panshekara Office.
The two met on social media- instagram- about a year ago and are planning to get married in March.
The meeting held behind closed door had Isah’s father, Sulaiman and his brother in attendance, alongside the two love birds.
R-L: Isa, Janine and an official of Kano HISBAH*
It was disclosed that the social media lovers had also paid a visit to the State Headquarters of the Hisbah Board.
Alhaji Sulaiman while answering questions from newsmen at his residence in Panshekara said he would seek security clearance from the Department of State Security Services (DSS) before giving his blessings to the planned wedding.
Sulaiman, a retired superintendent of police, told an online medium, Kano Focus, at his home in Panshekara that he had consented to the wedding based on four conditions. The first condition, he said, is to seek security clearance. “We are trying to do that, we’ll do that, we can’t do without that, we must do that. As a retired security officer, I know what I’m talking about. In fact, I’ll be seeing the SSS by Monday to tell them about the situation.”
The second condition is that his son would be allowed to further his education in the US. He said the third condition is that Isa would maintain his adherence to the Islamic religion. “I want him to further his education and maintain his religion. No problem, maybe she (the proposed wife) may become a Muslim too,” he said.
He added that his final condition is that the bride-to-be must produce a written document of consent from her parents or relations as Muslims are not allowed to marry a woman on her own.
Also speaking, the American woman said she came to Nigeria to meet her heartthrob and his family members in Kano.
She said she decided to trace Isah Sulaiman to Kano because of her “genuine feelings” for him, adding that she had several online dating but found Isa “more real and sincere.”
The mother of two said they had both agreed to get married and fly to the US where they intend to settle.