A man has shared how his planned bride price ceremony was unexpectedly postponed after money he had withdrawn for the traditional rite allegedly disappeared from his home just hours before the event.

According to him, all arrangements had already been concluded between both families, and he had withdrawn the required funds two days before the ceremony.

In his words:

“I was supposed to pay bride price last Saturday for my fiancée. Everything had already been arranged between both families.

I withdrew the money on Thursday and kept it safely at home, waiting for Saturday morning when my uncles would come and take it.

That same Thursday night, a girl I had been seeing casually came over. She said she just wanted to spend one last night with me because I was now becoming a married man. I allowed her to stay, even though something inside me felt I should have said no.

On Saturday morning, when my uncles came, I went to get the money and it was not there. I searched everywhere but I couldn’t find it. I had to tell them there was a delay, and the whole bride price process had to be postponed.

My fiancée is now under pressure from her family, and she feels emb@rrasssed because everything was stopped at the last minute. Since that day, the girl who spent that night with me has not been picking my calls.

I strongly feel she took the money. The day I set my eyes on her, she will v0mit the money back with interest.

My fiancée is disappointed in me”

The story has generated reactions online, with many people debating trust, accountability, and the consequences of decisions made ahead of marriage.