Nigerian singer Brymo has stirred controversy with his recent statements opposing the tradition of paying bride price and advocating for the legalization of safe abortions.
Taking to social media, the singer expressed his views, arguing that the practice of paying bride price symbolizes the transfer of ownership over women rather than honouring their self-dependence.
In his posts, Brymo shared his thoughts on the matter, stating:
“I saw in a movie scene the other day where a man told a female love interest that ‘a woman that can be bought is not worth having’… and it all made sense to me without a doubt left in my mind, and that the practice of paying bride-price depicts the transfer of ownership of the bride.”
“And I may participate nought of that, and especially because the other who was paid for may ever still choose to be as they want to afterwards… and posing ownership problems for the procurer…and a man expresses full ownership on things he pays for…yet a woman ain’t a thing to own or one to dictate for.”
Brymo also addressed the issue of abortion, calling for its legalization on all safe levels.
He argued that legalizing abortion would ensure that individuals are held accountable for the children they bring into the world. Brymo added:
“Let abortions on all safe levels be legal, and so that folks may be enforced to stay and raise the kids they bring forth by law… there is too much of letting adults walk away from commitments they pretended to be partaking of a while before,”