A Nigerian woman has taken to the social media platform, Facebook, to disclose that her bride price has been fully returned following her fallout with her partner.
She announced on Saturday, June 13, 2026, the same day her ex-husband returned the bride price to her father.
According to her, she chose to announce this publicly since she announced her engagement and wedding on the same public platform.
She wrote on Facebook: “BRIDE PRICE RETURNED.
“Today is 13th June 2026. My ex-husband collected his Bride price at my father’s.
“Separated since May 20, 2023.
“Got engaged, posted here. Got married, posted here. I care to also let you guys know that something that I wished to be forever didn’t last forever.
“It’s nothing to be happy about, but it happened; anything that happens in my life is God’s wish.”
Read what she shared:
According to a report seen by eelive.ng, in Nigeria, returning the bride price is the essential customary requirement for the formal dissolution of a traditional or customary marriage. Under Nigerian customary law, if a couple separates but the bride price has not been officially refunded to the groom’s family, the marriage is still legally active in the eyes of the community and the customary court system.