Social media went wild with hilarious reactions after it emerged that a newlywed bride from Bulawayo eloped with her secret lover on her wedding night.

The news about Sisasenkosi Mpofu’s decision to abandon her husband, Mbongeni Moyo, to spend the night with another man has captivated online audiences and sparked a wave of discussions on the internet.

According to B-Metro, after the wedding ceremony, Sisasenkosi Mpofu reportedly left her husband to spend the night with her secret lover, Geshom Gwatiringa, a police officer stationed at Hillside Police Station.

Moyo, a church elder at the Seventh Day Adventist Church Iminyela branch, was bewildered when his new wife returned the following day without an explanation for her absence.

Growing suspicious, Moyo decided to check her phone and discovered intimate messages exchanged between her and Gwatiringa.

Faced with the evidence, Mpofu confessed, admitting she had spent the night with her lover. This revelation escalated the situation, leading to a violent confrontation.

In the days following the incident, Moyo allegedly conspired with his brother-in-law, Fungai Mpofu, and friends Prosper Ndlovu and Allen Munhuru to confront Gwatiringa. They arrived at Gwatiringa’s home around 1 a.m., where they accused him of infidelity.

“They went to Geshom’s place and arrived at around 1 am. They found him sleeping with his wife. They knocked at the door and he came outside. One of the accused persons grabbed Geshom by his neck accusing him of cheating with a married woman,” prosecutor Christina Manyika reported during the court proceedings.

Following the incident, a police case was filed against Moyo and his accomplices, leading to their arrest. They recently appeared before Western Commonage regional magistrate Sibongile Msipa-Marondedze, facing charges of attempted murder, to which they pleaded not guilty