One Mr. Stephen Mbam in Ebonyi state has been mandated by family members of his late lover who he lived with for three years without officially tying the knot, to perform the traditional marriage rites to her corpse before burial.
The family of a deceased woman from Ebonyi state has suspended her burial rites until her ‘husband’ who she was living with, performs her wedding rites.
The woman, Chinyere Mbam, died from the snake bite she sustained while returning from the wake-keep of her friend, Oge Ogashi. She was taken to a traditional healing home in the area for treatment and thereafter back to the husband’s home where she died.
Her uncle, Ishiali Ikwe, confirmed her death. But the deceased’s family have mandated her partner, Stephen Mbam, of Enyi Igwe Village, Ezainyimagu community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State to carry out her traditional marriage rites before she is buried.
It was gathered that the woman had been living with Stephen for three years and their relationship produced a child even though he did not perform marriage rites. According to the Uncle, the family, who are from same village, has put the burial on hold until Mr. Mbam performs traditional marriage on the deceased.