Plans have been concluded by the family of a man, Ifeanyi Sunday, whose lover, Chinyere Ezeala, died in his home at Ejigbo, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria after rounds of sex, to marry the deceased as tradition demands in order to be able to bury her.
The late Chinyere was a final year student of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo before her death. Families of the deceased and her lover allegedly reached this agreement at the Ejigbo Police Station where the matter was reported so that the criminal case against him can be withdrawn. But the police denied involvement in the arrangement.
P.M NEWS had on Monday, 12 December reported how the man, Ifeanyi Sunday found his lover, Chinyere Ezeala, dead in his house at 36, Fayemi Street, Ejigbo, Lagos and reported to the police at Ejigbo. He was immediately arrested and detained by the police at Ejigbo station. Investigations revealed that the agreement to marry the deceased was one of the decisions reached at a peace meeting between the two families.
P.M.NEWS gathered further that apart from marrying the late Ezeala according to Igbo culture and tradition, he will also sponsor her burial rites.
When contacted, an uncle of the deceased who simply gave his name as Ezeala confirmed the ageement, adding that the two families had gone to the police station to get the autopsy report but the police said it was not ready. The corpse is at Isolo General Hospital, Lagos.
“We have reached agreement, there is no problem. We have agreed that Sunday will act as her husband during the traditional burial rites. The rites had to be performed before she can be buried,” he confirmed. Co-tenants at the Ejigbo residence of Sunday confirmed that the late Chinyere was a regular visitor to the house every weekend and used to spend days before leaving for school. P.M.NEWS sought the opinions of Igbo elders on the culture of marrying the dead in Igboland and this is what some of them have to say.
An Igbo chief based in Lagos, High Chief John Nwosu told P.M.NEWS that the practice is a well known tradition in Igboland. He said before such a person is buried, the man must marry the deceased, according to tradition, including paying her bride price, marriage ceremony and other rites before she is buried.
Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State, Eze Christian Nwachukwu said the practice of marrying the dead in Igboland was in the past, but these days, it depends on the family of the deceased who can insist on such demand. He said a family may decide to wave it if it there was proper introduction but marriage has not taken place. Nwachukwu said he had been treating such cases in his palace and sometime travel to Igboland to mediate on such matters. He added that the situation becomes worse if the parties are from different cultures
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Posted: at 16-12-2011 08:37 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Yes,,, though it sounds unbelievable but it will be better than having to spend about 10years or more in prison for murder. Here we are talking of a case in a Nigerian court where the death, (no matter the autopsy result), could be attributed to rape and some other law-twisted charges. It's absurd but it's already a tradition of a people and they have been living by it. There is a price for everything, sweet or bitter. GOD decreed: let no man go into a woman unless they be married. ..............R.I.P sister
Posted: at 16-12-2011 09:26 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie
dickman2 at 16-12-2011 11:14 PM (12 years ago) (m)
if the man have money ..let him do what dem say ..just for the respect of girl..yhis igbo tradition is bad ,,na waoooooo,,,,men wen get igbo girlfriends make dem take am easy....this one na bad market for igbo girl ooooooooo..
Posted: at 16-12-2011 11:14 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
It is their history and culture so de should stick to it we should Chang history to please civilisation. But still I pity d dude and pray her soul rest in peace. Good decision by the family
Posted: at 16-12-2011 11:19 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
ksurrina at 17-12-2011 01:38 AM (12 years ago) (f)
First of all God is not the GOD OF the DEAD but of the LIVING. Secondly marrying to a DEAD PERSON means that you cannot remarry because you are not DIVORCE (biblically) and even if you go and DIVORCE you have adultery hanging on your head. Who in her right mind is going to marry to divorcee when the bible let us to know that it comes with CURSES. He is marrying this girl as if she is ALIVE and not as if SHE IS DEAD.
So to the LAW he is marrying a LIFE PERSON. Jesus told us about CULTURE and how it goes against GOD COMMANDMENT, STATUTES and JUDGMENTS. Mark 7 It is time persons stop following CULTURE in order for them to have LIFE and receive in TRUTH from our Heavenly Father. He doesn't want to face the COURT unless he know that he is the one who KILL this LADY.
Persons nowadays will SACRIFICE their every own in RITUALS just to get RICH. Anyway there will be girls out there who doesn't care and will marry him because he will become RICH. Those girls who love LUXURIES will be there for him. Hugs and blessings
Godly WISDOM is to Fear God. His UNDERSTANDING is to resist the devil.
Posted: at 17-12-2011 01:38 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
vicky_guz at 17-12-2011 02:56 AM (12 years ago) (f)
God help dis guy. Dis family is wicked for imposing all those expenses on him or maybe they dnt have d money 2 bury her dats why they involved him. Wat an archaic tradition in dis jet-age? Na waaaaaooo...
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