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A man in Soroti district spent Monday night in Police custody for allegedly failing to refund the bride price he received from his in-laws.
Joseph Eyou, a resident of Agule Village, Aukot Sub County was put behind bars at Aoja Police Post when he failed to refund four cows, a goat, and one hundred thousand Shillings to his son-in-law, Raphael Enebu.
Enebu married Eyou’s daughter, Jesca Akiriat, 23, in 2019 and the couple has a child.
But the relationship went sour leading to their separation.
Information on the ground indicates that Akiriat left her marital home in May this year citing infidelity.
In 2015, The Supreme Court of Uganda declared it illegal to demand a refund of the bride price.END.