NIGERIAN artist, Brymo has sparked controversy with his recent opinions on bride price and safe abortions.
In a series of social media posts, Brymo argued that paying the bride price indicates that women are owned, rather than recognising their independence.
He stated, "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."
Brymo further emphasised his point, saying, "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." 
In addition to his views on bride price, Brymo also called for the legalisation of safe abortions. He argued that making abortion legal would make individuals accountable for the children they decide to bring into the world.
"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," he stated.
