Man picks race on wedding day after paying N1.7m to bride’s family only for them to ask for N850k more

He wrote, “Man absconds from marriage ceremony over incessant demands by in-laws. Drama as bridegroom walks out of engagement ceremony in Isiala Ngwa due to extortion. He paid N1,500,000 to cater for food, tents, chairs and a public address system”.

He narrated, “He was also made to set aside N100,000 as the bride price that the two families had agreed on. Okwudili was asked to add N50,000 to the bride price because he had already impregnated the girl”.

“He was slapped with a N10,000 fine for making a detour to the wrong path and ending up in a different homestead instead of the girl’s. He was also asked to pay N15,000 to appease the elders who had become tired of waiting for his arrival”.

“Drama however ensued when twelve girls covered in loose robes from head to toe were paraded before Okwudili and he was asked to guess who his fiancée was. He pointed at the wrong woman and that lead to yet another fine of N15,000 thrice”.

“The decisive moment specifically was when the elders demanded for a refund of the total sum of N850,000 that had been paid as the girl’s school fees and upkeep since she started primary school”.

“Fuming with anger which he tried his best to hide, Okwudili excused himself to visit a nearby latrine and disappeared! He switched off his phone and was last seen in a bus heading to Lagos from Owerri”.

The post triggered massive reactions from internet users as they shared their opinions. Some reactions are shown below:

@praise_putin said, “He still loose Sha,I go go house charter bus come clear everything wey I don bring and I go pack all the money wey dey table since the elders dey ment make all of us follow ment together.😂😂😂”.

@iamtoppyjay said, “Make dem stop all this yeye wedding billing for naija…shey dem dey sell pikin ni”.

@openmindedbae13 said, “Hungry family them. Now they will boldly tell u it’s their culture. Their daughter nor know all this way she carry belle?? No wonder some men show some women shege after all this billing🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣”.