After my husband died, my in-laws forced me to shave my head,marry my son and…
|Tradition is good, but some rotten traditional believes should be a thing of the past especially on this error.
A tradition that demeans a woman and makes her look less of a human being should be condemned by all means.
Rose was a very good business woman, she was dealing with latest women fashion and many women saw her as a role model.
Things started changing after her 55 years old husband was diagnosed with Chronic kidney failure. she sold everything in her shop to try to safe her hubby’s life but to no avail.
After Rose’s husband passed away, her in-laws turned against her and made her wish to follow her husband to the land of the dead.
Speaking to CNN, Rose narrated what happened to her in 2017 as if it was yesterday. she said that, she was forced to strip and dance naked beside her husbands, grave on a broad day light.
“They brought an old woman, who shave my pubic hair, cut my nails, then they they took me to public and shaved my hair.” It was a very traumatizing encounter.
“They told me to strip naked, stand beside my husband’s grave and shout very loud, loud enough to disturb the whole village”
Rose, 45, was then told to chose a husband. She was given two options at first, her husbands, younger brother and another man from her hubby’s kin. She was then given another option of choosing her own son as her new husband. she chose her son, something that angered some elders.
This is a true story that happened in Nigeria in the year 2017, and there are new cases even today. The same rotten tradition is still being practiced even today. Follow the story here