Man refuses to pay lady’s bride price because she’s not a virgin

The president of Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Mrs S.M Akintayo, has adjourned a divorce suit brought before it by a man, Kasali, against his wife, Ajoke, on the account of irreconcilable differences.

Kasali stated that he and Ajoke never had a traditional wedding, but that she moved into his house shortly after they met.

Kasali added that he refused to pay Ajoke’s bride price because she was no longer a virgin by the time they met.

The plaintiff insisted on divorce because according to him, no meaningful communication ever held between him and his wife.

Kasali stated that he and Ajoke did not understand each other which was the reason for their regular fight.

Kasali further stated that Ajoke was already dating another man which made it imperative that the relationship between him and her be brought to an end.

Ajoke was not in court, although she was served court summonses.

Kasali, in his evidence, said, “My wife moved into my house shortly after we met.

“We never held any marital rites.

“I refused to pay her bride price when her parents insisted on having it because she is not a virgin.

“My lord, living with my wife was an error.

“We never understood each other and hardly agreed on any issue.

“We lived like cat and dog; shouting at each other and nagging.

“There was communication breakdown in our relationship.

“I heaved a sigh of relief the day she moved out of my house.

“I came to court to end our marriage. This I believe is necessary because she has started dating another man.”

In an unrelated development, the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and his co-defendants to enter their defence in the charge preferred against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on their no-case submission applications, held that a prima facie case had been made out against Mr Kyari and other police officers in the charge.

Mr Kyari, the 1st defendant and a former head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the police was arrested on 14 February 2022 after the NDLEA declared him wanted over alleged links to an international drug cartel.

The suspended DCP and four members of the IRT – Sunday Ubua (ACP), Bawa James (ASP), Simon Agirgba (Inspector) and John Nuhu (Inspector) are being prosecuted on charges of conspiracy to deal in 17.55kg of cocaine.

They are also accused of dealing in cocaine without lawful authority, conspiracy to tamper with cocaine and unlawfully tampering with the 21.35kg of cocaine seized from two convicted drug dealers.

On 7 March 2022, Mr Kyari and others were arraigned alongside Chibunna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne, the two suspected drug traffickers who were arrested at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu by the officers.

Upon arraignment, Mr Kyari and four other defendants pleaded not guilty.

However, Messrs Umeibe and Ezenwanne, the 6th and 7th defendants, pleaded guilty and were convicted accordingly.

Although Mr Kyari and others had, at one time, applied for bail, their application was rejected.

For Diaspora Digital Media Updates click on Whatsapp, or Telegram. For eyewitness accounts/ reports/ articles, write to: citizenreports@diasporadigitalmedia.com. Follow us on X (Fomerly Twitter) or Facebook