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| Ooni of Ife and former wife, Wuraola. |
The former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Olori Wuraola can now
remarry any man of her choice if she wishes as the customary bride price paid
by the Ooni has been returned fully to him by the elders of her family in Benin
City, Nigeria.
A source in
Benin according to BossNewspapers said that the Ooni was initially reluctant to
collect the bride price, but was persuaded by the Elders as a way of closing
the controversial marriage and separation.
“She’s free
now, she’s free…,” the Ooni was quoted to have exclaimed afterwards.
The Elders
had sued for amicable settlement instead of a rough separation. Both families
appeared relieved about this final foreclosure of the marriage that lasted less
than two years.
It will be
recalled that earlier in August, news went viral about the break of the
marriage between the revered kingdoms of Ife and Benin, where the paramount
ruler of Ife Kingdom, and first among the list of Yoruba Obas, Oba Enitan
Adeyeye Ogunwusi took Queen Zynab to wife.
The marriage which was contracted in March 2016 in elaborate
ceremonies held in Benin and Ife hit the rocks over alleged infidelity.
According
to a Yoruba source, it was imperative that the bride price be returned even as
it is just a token, adding that it holds significant value and meaningful
according to tradition.
“When a
bride price is returned, the man no longer have ties or right over the woman in
question, and they can only see themselves afterwards as friends if they so
desire,” the Yoruba source said.
It is on record that Wuraola had been married several times to
different men before the Ooni came into the picture.
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