'I found my wife naked and dead' - Husband barred from funeral speaks

A man has been banned from his own wife’s funeral after he claimed he found his partner dead and naked inside another man’s kiosk.

He has also alleged that the family of his deceased wife is preventing him from attending her funeral and demanding custody of their children.

A report by adomonline.com on May 13 indicated that the case, which was deliberated on by Nhyira FM’s Obra Show on May 13, 2026, has sparked a storm of debate over culture, grief, and family authority.

The man recounting the incident to Nhyira FM stated that his partner left home one evening and failed to return.

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After hours of fruitless search and unanswered calls, he found her the next day inside a kiosk belonging to another man.

“I found my wife dead and naked inside another man’s kiosk. I still cannot understand what happened to her,” he claimed.

The development has left the community in shock, with many demanding answers about how she died.

Meanwhile, when producers of the show contacted the deceased’s family, they said they did not recognise the man as their in-law because no customary marriage rites had been performed.

“We don’t know him as our in-law. He did not officially marry our daughter,” the family head stated.

The family, however, stated that they would handle issues around the alleged affair internally as they focus on her funeral.

They are therefore demanding that the man (bereaved husband) must perform certain traditional rites before being allowed to attend the funeral, and also demanded full custody of the children with immediate effect.

“The children belong to the family now,” the family head said.

“We will take custody of them, and he will not be given access,” he said.

The family’s stance has triggered anger among listeners and panel members who questioned why the family has chosen to focus on funeral rites and custody instead of investigating the circumstances of the woman’s death.

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