Olori Wuraola Free To Remarry As Benin Elders Return Bride Price

The coast seems clear now for the former wife of His Imperial
Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife to remarry if she
wishes, as the customary bride price paid by the revered monarch
has been returned fully from the elders of Queen Zynab’s family in
Benin City.

According to a source in Benin, the Ooni was initially reluctant
to collect the bride price, but was persuaded by the Elders as a
way of closing the issue of 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.

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 meaning according to tradition.

“When a bride price is returned, the man no longer has 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.

The coast seems clear now for the former wife of His Imperial
Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife to remarry if she
wishes, as the customary bride price paid by the revered monarch
has been returned fully from the elders of Queen Zynab’s family in
Benin City.

According to a source in Benin, the Ooni was initially reluctant
to collect the bride price, but was persuaded by the Elders as a
way of closing the issue of 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.

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 meaning according to tradition.

“When a bride price is returned, the man no longer has 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.