A bride, Miss Ruth Taiwo Orimoloye, on Saturday,
refused to turn up for her wedding, leaving the groom, Mr Abiodun Isaac,
waiting at the altar.
The incident, which occurred at Ondo, Ondo West
Local Government area of Ondo State, created confusion among guests, friends
and family members.
The aged mother of the bride was said to have
collapsed after her daughter didn’t turn up for the wedding. The woman was
rushed to hospital.
On Friday, family members of the groom brought loads
of gifts to the bride’s family for the engagement.
As part of plans to make the ceremony elaborate, a
cow was bought by the groom on the eve of the ceremony. The girl’s family
allegedly rejected the cow, saying it was too small. A bigger cow was presented
to the family.
However, there was a drama on Saturday as the bride
abandoned the groom at the altar and absconded to unknown destination.
Sources in the town said the bride and groom were
students of Adeyemi College of Education (ACE) Ondo State and had dating for seven
years. The introduction of the two families took place on December 27, 2016.
The families eventually fixed the engagement and
wedding ceremonies for Friday and Saturday.
The wedding was to be attended by important dignitaries within and
outside the town.
People, who visited the house of the Orimoloyes
located along Christ Land Area, Oka Ondo town said several visitors, including
the monarch of Modakeke in Osun State, Oba Sikiru Ogunsua, as well as several
members of a Pentecostal Church from Lagos State, were seen waiting for the illusive
arrival of the bride.
A cow and several food items were noticed under the
big canopy at the front of the bride’s home. Kehinde, the twin sister of the bride
was seeing crying.
The best man to the groom said all arrangements had
been concluded. He said the church service was to be held at Celestial Church
of Christ, New Covenant parish, Oka Ondo. He said he couldn’t fathom what went
wrong.
One of the men in suit said all was well with the
groom and the bride until the lady disappeared. He said the bride switched off her phone lines
and all attempts to reach her have been abortive.
The visibly distraught man in suit further said that
aside from the fact that Taiwo threw the family of the groom, including
visitors into confusion, her disappearance on the day of the ceremony has
created tension between both families.
One of the groom’s men, said all seemed to be well
between bride and groom. He said they would not have planned the ceremonies if there
was a frosty relationship between the families or the celebrants.
As at the time of filling this report, the whereabouts
of the bride is yet unknown. All her phones continued to remain switched off.
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