Experienced Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie, has addressed Yul Edochie’s request for the return of bride price from his estranged wife, May Edochie.
According to recent reports, Yul took to Instagram on Wednesday to ask for a refund of the bride price he paid when marrying May Edochie, his first wife.
Responding to this development on her verified Facebook page, Rita Edochie, who is Yul’s aunt, emphasized that May does not have the authority to return a man’s bride price.
“A woman has no right to return the bride price of a man; rather it is the man who moves to the woman’s hometown with his kinsmen to ask for the return of the bride price, same way he went to pay initially.
“Queen May has been asking for a divorce. She urged Yul our son to come retrieve the bride price but he kept holding back thinking queen May would later give in to his polygamous intentions.
“Not until late 2023 when the matter was taken to court, only then did he start demanding the bride price which you (Judy Austin) have been pushing him to do.
“The unfortunate thing is that this matter is now in full custody of the court and nothing can be done till the case is over in court. So I repeat, no pride price can be returned except with consent and order from the court. So you have to wait till whenever.”
