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.
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