Tragedy struck
in Effurun, near Warri, Delta State on Thursday, when a bride-to-be, Ejiro died
in her sleep. The sad incident occurred two days to her wedding.
Ejiro,
a graduate of chemistry from the University of Benin (UNIBEN), sources said had
her traditional marriage on Wednesday and had complained after the marriage of
slight headache to her parents who told her to take some medications.
However
on Thursday night, she allegedly started talking more than usual and created
panic among her family members, who rushed her to a nearby church, where the
pastor prayed for her. She died later that same night. Prior to their
traditional marriage, there were fierce squabbles between the family of the
bride and the groom over inexplicable issues as the mother of the groom
allegedly vowed to make life unbearable for the bride.
On
several occasions, she was said to have discouraged her son from marrying the
girl; as a result of which the traditional marriage was done amid
disagreements.
The
groom, a medical doctor, had reportedly been having running battles with his
parents especially his mother, who allegedly described the bride to be saucy
and disrespectful vowing to frustrate the marriage. Sources had it that the
bride’s parents were pressured to cancel the wedding, especially as it was
clear that the groom’s mother was not in support of it, but went ahead after
the lady in question threatened to kill herself if she were not allowed to
marry the doctor.
With
palpable tension currently rocking both families, the late bride’s
mother-in-law in the early hours yesterday allegedly confessed to be
responsible for her death, an act which left neighbours including onlookers in
confusion, while some policemen and family members were seen discussing the
issue.
According
to eye witnesses, a woman from Isoko North extraction sudden outburst attracted
neighbours to the scene, where she allegedly confessed to have killed the bride
in her coven through headache.
source Talk of Naija
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