According to Sheikh Mujahid Aminudeen Abubakar, the Deputy Commander-General of the Kano State Hisbah Board, the couple got married at a recreational center after someone facilitated the payment of the bride price. Abubakar condemned the secret marriage, describing it as un-Islamic and unacceptable. “The Board has arrested the couple and will continue to investigate and arrest their friends and accomplices who aided the secret marriage," he added.