A trader, Margaret Agwu has told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that her husband, Onu, deceived her and her parents and paid just N600 as her bride price when she was still 12 years old.
She also said that sometimes he strips her naked and beats her to pulp. Margret, who made this known when she testified in a divorce proceedings against Onu, told the court that her husband had turned her into a punching bag.
“He once punched me in my stomach and I lost my first pregnancy after a fight. I have lived every minute of my life in fear but I cannot go back to my parents because of the bride price,” she said.
Margaret, 45, had urged the court to annul her 33-year-old marriage citing husband’s duplicity.
“When I was 12 years old, my husband came to my village to ask for my hand in “He also lied to my parents that he is a businessman that he owned a provision store and that he lived in a flat.
“My parents told him that they cannot release me for marriage because I was too young and besides I was still schooling.
“Onu told my parents that he will send me to school after the marriage, my parent agreed and he paid the bride price,” she said.
Margaret regretted that on getting to the city, she discovered that her husband was not what he made her and her parents believe he was.
“When I got to his house, I discovered that he was staying in one-room apartment, selling popcorn at the roadside. “He also refused to fulfill his promise of sending me to school,” she said.
The petitioner said that she would not have reminded herself of the husband’s deceit but because he had turned out to be a brute, who beats her at the slightest provocation.
Margret also accused her husband of absconding with all their five children 16 years ago.
“When I called him after he packed out, he just told me that he was no longer interested in the marriage and since then he refused to pick my calls.
“His relations told me he relocated with the children to Port-Harcourt. It is 16 years now that I have not seen nor heard from them.
“I heard that my husband gave our first daughter’s hand in marriage without my knowledge and that she had given birth to a son,” she said.
Margaret urged the court to help her to return the N600 bride price paid by her husband and dissolve the marriage, saying “I am no longer in love and I want to move on with my life.”
When an official of the court called Onu on telephone, he said that the petitioner was no longer his wife.
In his judgment, the President of the court, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, said that it was obvious that the marriage had hit the rocks.
“Throughout the duration of this case, the respondent refused to honour court summons, therefore, the court has no other choice than to dissolve the union.
“The marriage between Margaret Agwu and Onu Agwu is hereby dissolved from today, both parties are no longer husband and wife.
“Both are free to go their separate ways without any hindrances and molestation,” he said.
National Mirror
I don’t understand why she is crying out? Did she thought it was 600,000.?
he paid 600 when you are twelve. pls how old are you now?
Why x she crying now? Attention seeker . wetin concern us concern ur marriage? TFY
How about papa emeka that paid 75 naira and refused to balance the remaining 25 naira since 32 years ago
Lolz
Chai!
Na who cause am??
It’s sound Funny, but as at then how much is the bag of rice??? , and if u used the 600 to do business how much it will yield till now?? And Wat were you looking since then that make u day cry out of now???
Such a man that lias to your parents just to suffered you,, by beating you and even up to miscarriage,,, and terminate your density by not going to school,,,he married you without telling you the truth,give out your daughter for marriage without your conscient!! Run for your life,that man is not,what you can called husband
Huh???!
The English thou. Got me thinking
To buy bread or what?
pls bring ur calculator and calculate 12years *600- oya tell me
U should even b grateful dat he paid ur bride price sef but come to think of it how much do u want him to pay and wot is ur educational qualification he paid 600 nd ur pple accepted it so y are u lamenting now
If it was the time of my mother…….. hmmmm that N600 is like N6million by now so thank God for at least yours was paid
Cry to your parents
How much he paid dd not determine how happy you will In ur marriage. But Wat concerned the wife about bride price??? If her father tell the husband to bring 1# am telling doesn’t determine ur happy home.
At least he paid smthing and i dnt think dere’s any form of bride price clause in ur illegal contract.
Doesnt matter, it could even be d highest bprice at dat time.
Whatever even if na 1kobo he sa pay.
Yabaleft with all their funny funny post.#600? he tried nao,,maybe dat money then was a very huge amount.
olajumoke na u be that bread seller???
Lols,,bread seller ko bread seller ni
Wetin u go do for man house for 12yrs?
So he shud come n pay in current dollar rate?
#Brainwork
Suprising to know
At de first place why did Ur parent collect de money?
He over paid
It shud be #60
Who wey this story hep
Na money, the time wey him pay am dem reject am. Abeegi, park well. Bride price na bank loan?
In some places people re still collecting 60 or 70 naira as bride price even when everything
In some places people re still collecting 60 or 70 naira as bride price even wen d price of everything has gone up..nd u still dey complain say na 600 dey paid for urs..abeg go sleep.