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It’s said that figures don’t lie and the number of divorce cases is shocking! It’s time we sit and ask where the rain started beating us. Could it be the signs of eschatology? The statistics are a manifestation of a society dearth of moral, the reasons given for the divorce cases are simply immorality!
In the days of yore, in traditional African communities, marriage was sacred and revered. Divorce was unheard of and when it occurred, it was considered a bad omen and rituals were conducted to send away the evil spirits believed to have caused it. One could divorce only under rare occurrences like when wife or husband became insane, or cases of witchcraft. Bareness, which is listed as among the causes of divorce cases, was not there in the African traditional societies. In case of bareness one could marry a second wife to sire children while still maintaining their love to the first wife, methinks polygamy should be embraced in such a case to avoid divorce that may occur due to bareness.
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