Nollywood Veteran, Rita Edochie has taken a stand against Yul Edochie, criticized his insistence on seeking bride price repayment from his estran.ged wife, May Edochie.

Yul had earlier stirred controversy with an Instagram post on Wednesday, publicly requested the refund of the bride price he paid when marrying his first wife, May Edochie.

In response to the unfolding situation, Rita Edochie, Yul’s aunt, made it clear on her official Instagram page, that May has no business handing back the bride price he shelled out

Rita went on to advise Yul to exercise patience for the ultimate verdict from his divorce court proceedings with May, emphasized that only the court holds the authority to decree a bride price refund

Rita Edochie wrote in parts;

“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.”

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Enthusiastic about Rita’s steadfast backing of her in-law, May Edochie, colleagues such as Destiny Etiko, Grace Amah, and Ibiwari Etuk showered praise in Rita’s comment section, applauding her for the love and support extended to the now mother of three.

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