A blind man has shown that love is truly blind after he was able to
snatch the wife of an able bodied man. This may sound hilarious but a
52-year-old blind man, John Opio, has been accused of snatching the wife
of a 70-year-old man, Augustine Osupa, and has even fathered a child by
the woman, Rose Atuko. The funny incidence which
happened in Kees village in Ngora subcounty, Ngira district of Uganda,
sent police officers and other residents of the county into bouts of
laughter when it was reported.
According to Uganda News Vision, Osupa and Atuko had been married for 16
years and the marriage was blessed with 6 children before she abandoned
home and moved in with blind Opio and their union was further cemented
with the birth of a child who is now 3-years-old.
The paper reported that the matter only came to light recently when
Osupa sought the intervention of the Child and Family Protection Unit at
Ngora Central Police Station.
He said:
"I feel bad losing my wife to a blind man after producing six children with her during our 16-year-old marriage."
He said he still loved his wife and that it was not good for their
children to miss the love of either parent, especially considering his
advanced age and the need to have a wife by his side.
Opio, who was summoned to Ngora Central Police Station together with
Atuko, says since she has declared her love for him, he is willing to
refund Osupa’s bride price to enable him marry his 'new catch'.
"I will not prevent Atuko from visiting the children she produced with
Osupa if I marry her. I will also offer them support where necessary."
The head of the Child and Family Protection Unit in Soroti, Michael
Erimu, said they advised the two parties to have the matter resolved by
clan members and accord the children their rights.
"Atuko’s heart is with Opio who has also declared his readiness to meet
the cultural requirements in marrying her. Therefore, the clan should be
able to solve this matter without hurting any party."
During a recent clan meeting, Atuko shocked relatives and friends by
openly declaring that she could not continue being Osupa’s wife because
of his advanced age and failure to carry out his conjugal duties.
"Even if Opio is blind, my heart is with him because he is able to meet
all my needs as a woman; unlike Osupa my former husband."
In the end, Opio was fined and made to return the bride price Osupa paid on Atuko, which included cows and goats.
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