When a woman decides to get a divorce from her husband for any reason whatsoever in the Igbo land of Nigeria, tradition demands that she performs some certain rites of passage known as Izuchi'ahia Nwanyi ( basically means " Returning Of Bride Price " ).

For the purpose of these rites, the kin of both parties convene at the residence of the woman's Father. Just as they did during the Igbankwu ( Wedding ). At this gathering, the woman's family is required to entertain her husband's people with kola, wine, and food. The expenses of this party is to be fully paid for by the woman's family. This is done as a form of payback to the husband and his family for all they spent during the Igbankwu.


At the end of this occasion, the woman's Father (or whoever it was that her bride price was payed to) then returns the exact amount of money he received as his daughter's bride price back to her husband.
This is the most important part of the ceremony. After that, the bond between husband and wife is then considered severed.

If the husband refuses to accept this refund, the case is then taken up to the council of Ndi Ichie who then preside over the matter and force the man to accept his money back. In recent times, this custom is now carried out in the law court; in cases of communities with no active council of Ndi Ichie.

There is no such thing as a custody battle during or after the divorce. The children remain with their father. Unless the man didn't pay the woman's bride price before marrying her. In which case, the children belong to the woman's Father. This is because a woman has no right to ownership of life. Even her own life does not belong to her. She either belongs to her father or her husband.................Click Here To Continue Reading>>> http://fruittyblog..com.ng/2017/09/divorce-procedure-in-igbo-land-and-the-significance-of-the-bride-price.html

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WHAT A SEXIST POST.

How can love, once so sweet! Become stale, and then sour, and then unbearable??

May divorce not be our portion...

GloriaNinja:
WHAT A SEXIST POST.

Loool ikr

I was enjoying it till "a woman has no ownership of life, It either belongs to her father or husband"

Loool

Anyways we can't blame op for how they thought in the past

lovelygurl:


Loool ikr

I was enjoying it till "a woman has no ownership of life, It either belongs to her father or husband"

Loool

Anyways we can't blame op for how they thought in the past

I TIRE O

Good, I want to divorce mine

lovelygurl:


Loool ikr

I was enjoying it till "a woman has no ownership of life, It either belongs to her father or husband"

Loool

Anyways we can't blame op for how they thought in the past

Does the crap nlers spew daily seem like it's in the past?