A man has dropped many jaws after he shared that he divorced his ex-wife whom he spent over 2 million to pay for her lobola just after 3 years.
Lobola is an African custom where the bridegroom’s family makes a payment with cows or money shortly before their marriage.
The young man, Stha Mntlane Tomose, reacted to a post on Twitter where he explained that his ex-wife’s family requested a payment of over 2 million naira for her Lobola.
According to him, his ex-inlaws requested 9 cows from him and he estimated each of the cows to be close to N280,000.
Hence, he spent over 2 million naira to get the cow his ex-inlaws requested from him before he got married to his ex-wife.
The man bitterly explained that despite the amount of money he spent, he asked for a divorce and broke it off with her this year.
When asked by social media users if he can request for a refund from his ex-inlaws, he explained that in his culture it is unacceptable.
Reactions: I’d demand a refund
The man’s statement surprised many netizens. Most wondered how the family could request such an outrageous amount from a man their child wants to settle with and also blamed his ex-wife for doing nothing about their request.
Others opined that after the divorce, the family of his ex-wife would also ask any other man that wants to marry their daughter for the same outrageous brideprice.
@TsebisoMahlangu: The moment the asking price is unreasonable you ought to walk away
@Ando_elena: Yoh?I’m so sorry. I’d demand a refund?
@NaDima ??: Did she not speak for you for that amount with her family? Like no guys you can’t charge my man that much? Did they at least use that money for the wedding celebration? So sorry man
@cathykhoza01: My family wanted to charge hubby 55k yo did I not cry until they reduce it to 45k we still together even now with 3 kids ❤️sometimes it’s just the woman who doesn’t want to fight for her man nje (in my own perspective thinking)
@Mshu_thandoar: And she agreed to that ridiculous amount? I’d never let my family do that to my man… Tamkhulu once said something similar to the initial tweet. Phof ndibe ndingumntu ongayivisisi kakuhle indaba ye lobola?
@motlhoka_ina: You’re putting her back in the market and the family is going to swindle another man of a 100k..
@Prodical_M: ?♀️?♀️?♀️yho! It should be red flag ? when a woman allows such, she must refuse to be married and threaten them to elope or something.. she must just be drastic
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Lady uses her own money to pay her bride price after dating for 9 years
Meanwhile, a 34-year-old woman named Zuku used her money to settle her own lobola (bride price) instead of leaving it for her husband, as par tradition.
In a conversation with News24, Zuku explained that when it was time to tie the knot, her boyfriend, a producer, she dated for 9 years had financial challenge and couldn’t afford to pay her lobola.
However, her husband was against the idea at first as it is his responsibility, as a man. But to Zuku, it just made sense especially as his family were still going to cover the wedding ceremony.
