By Ayomide Otitoju
The family of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to her estranged husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, demanding that he accept the return of her bride price or face a public declaration formally ending the marriage.
The ultimatum, contained in an open letter signed by Favour Awele Obi on behalf of Daniels’ family and community, accused the senator of disregarding local customs and allegedly using political influence to intimidate the actress’s relatives.
According to the family, under Ogwashi-Uku custom, a woman may end her marriage once her family returns the bride price. However, they claimed multiple attempts to refund the payment had been rebuffed or ignored by the senator.
“If he fails to accept it again,” the letter stated, “we will have no choice but to place the money publicly at Ikeleke Quarter, which under our tradition signifies the dissolution of the marriage.”
The dispute highlights mounting tensions between the actress’s family and Senator Nwoko. In Ogwashi-Uku tradition, returning the bride price is a crucial cultural rite marking the formal end of a marriage and restoring the woman’s freedom to remarry.
