By Ogochukwu Anioke

The family of a deceased woman has suspended her burial rites until her ‘husband’ who she was cohabiting with performs her wedding rites. The woman Chinyere Mbam was been bitten to death by a snake while returning from the wake-keep of her friend, Oge Ogashi who passed on.

She was taken to a traditional healing home in the area for treatment and thereafter back to the husband’s home where she gave up the ghost when she could not respond to the treatment.

Her uncle, Ishiali Ikwe confirmed her death.

But the deceased’s family have mandated his ‘husband’ Stephen Mbam of Enyi Igwe village Ezzainyimagu community in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State, to carry out her traditional marriage rites before she is buried. It was gathered that the woman had been co-habiting with Stephen for three years and their relationship produced a child even though he did not fulfill her marriage rites.

According to the Uncle, the family has put the burial on hold until Mbam performs traditional marriage on the deceased. He further said that Mbam’s family, in line with the tradition of the land, have scheduled a date for payment of the bride price to be preceded by the wedding.

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sweetorgasms:
situations and tribes like this makes me think that if NIGERIA should break up from all this biafrans, it will be to the benefit of NIGERIA, bcaus the kind traditional bullshiits that they practice are given NIGERIA BAD NAMES. "PROUDLY NIGER DELTAN.

You would have just passed the thread or even input a Smiley instead of this poo!!! I am a Firstly a Nigerian from the South South Area (Niger Delta) full blooded.

Though i'm not a traditionalist but correct me if I am wrong "the woman cohabited with the man before her death" all her people want is for her brideprice to be paid so she can be given a befitting burial.

Our tradition is who we are. Forget the shiiii we are borrowing from the west.

Crucify me if you wish. IT IS FINISHED

hope4nigeria:
enter grave yard now and be buried along, yeye tradition. sombody died, and you r talking of bride price for befiting burial, why did you put your brain for shoe dey mach am. ode

Do you think that man can claim his child if that rite is not performed?

A people's tradition defines them.

Lemme use a little example. If you go to a drink joint and you are served a bottle of drink and in the process of you using cork screw the bottle of drink slips and shatter, wont you pay for the drink?

If my brain dey my shoe, then keep on wearing your slippers

When and where is the marriage rites gonna take place? Can't miss d jollof rice nd oda foods.......RIP to d dead wife.

when bride price is like 'whooping' how will a common man marry.....mtcheeeeeew tradition

Y r pple so barbaric

if I condemn it what my own that people don't value, well for the family to accept it that means that the tradition is well rooted in them.

talk of about the power of naira

They all need Christ

They really want to impose the 'widower' title on him.

Oh well, he shld do as demanded, cos I'm sure he pays before eating in "mama put's canteen"

sweetorgasms:
situations and tribes like this makes me think that if NIGERIA should break up from all this biafrans, it will be to the benefit of NIGERIA, bcaus the kind traditional bullshiits that they practice are given NIGERIA BAD NAMES. "PROUDLY NIGER DELTAN.

Which one is Niger-Delta which is Biafra i been think say all of them na igbo.. nawa oo

if Nigeria is to break, Her pieces will be over 100+

Back to the topic..

Nigeria and her nonsense traditions.. SMH!!

Gabaleve:
Y r pple so barbaric

is that so

Na tradition

Na ebonyi tradition be that, dtz y I no dey near ebonyi girl ooo

Kokene ya ofuma

cave people, am not surprised.

Na him kill the person

:oI'm sawi to say, dahs y I dnt lyk igbos at all . So cruel

Hey...

What's the meaning of a Nigerian man? Who post this bullihs??

Marriage of the dead. Watch out for the movie soon

Some Traditions though

Barbaric

It's not unusual. It happens in many tribes meanwhile, the op is a liar. If you are living with someone's daughter and she dies, would it not be better for you to pay the pay the bride price to make you claim your child?.

It's only right for the man to do the needful. No body is marrying any dead woman here

Well, if it's done for the sake of the child then I can just slightly understand .. But if it just for bride price then they are really bad ppl in my opinion..

Stopping the funeral of their own daughter over someone else sounds totally ridiculous..
If he says he won't do anything nko? Will they leave her in the morgue?

musafat:
:oI'm sawi to say, dahs y I dnt lyk igbos at all . So cruel

foool

Sharap there, its an Igbo tradition and we do it inmy own part of Igbo land

Lincoln275:
Na ebonyi tradition be that, dtz y I no dey near ebonyi girl ooo

i tell u....diz is the work of APC