FG suspends Benin registrar who ‘left couple stranded’ on wedding day

The federal government has suspended Ozuruonye Chukuma, registrar at the Benin federal marriage registry in Edo state, for alleged negligence of duty.

The sanction comes after a viral video of an intending couple who appeared to have been left stranded and frustrated due to Chukuma’s absence at the registry on their wedding day surfaced on social media.

In the less than three-minute video, Abel Ugiagbe and Marian Obire, the lovebirds, could be seen expressing their disappointment at the registrar’s absence despite meeting the stipulated requirements.

Friends and relatives of the…