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Says Olori Wuraola is free to get married again
Following weeks of intense speculations on social media, Wuraola Ogunwusi declared that her marriage to Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, was over.
TheNewsGuru reports that the Ooni Of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has accepted a bride price refund which implies that the marriage has been officially annulled and the former queen is free to take another shot at marriage.
The customary bride price paid by the revered monarch has been returned fully from the elders of Queen Zynab’s Family in Benin City, Nigeria.
According to a source in Benin, the Ooni was initially skeptical about accepting the bride price, but was persuaded by the elders, who stated that it is a way of officially annulling the marriage.
“She’s free now, she’s free…,” the Ooni was quoted to have exclaimed afterwards.
The elders had opted for amicable settlement instead of a jagged separation. Both families appeared calmed about this final annulment of the marriage that lasted less than two years.The monarch’s wedding which was held in March 2016 amidst pomp and pageantry hit the rocks over alleged infidelity.
Another reliable source said it was imperative that the bride price be returned even If it is just a token, stating that it holds significant value 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 source said
Recall that after Olori Wuraola declared that her marriage to the Ooni of Ife had hit the rocks, a certain Ifa priest, Yemi Elebuibon, said that any man who sleeps with the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife faces death.
The Ifa devotee also said that the former queen must undergo some cleansing rituals with any man before they can become intimate. In addition, he said a cleansing process is necessary to enable the Olori to regain a normal life.
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