At a wedding ceremony, drama ensued as a Nigerian bride stood as much as her absentee father, who reappeared on her wedding day after neglecting her for 29 years.
The story, shared on Twitter (now X) by a user identified as @ps_wears, recounted the saga that unfolded during the ceremony.
According to the narrative, the bride’s biological father, who had vanished after impregnating her mom during his time as a Corps member in Kwara State, reappeared upon being informed of his daughter’s upcoming wedding.
Regardless of years of absence and no financial help for his daughter, the absentee father was contacted out of respect and was requested to ship an inventory of conventional necessities for the groom.
Nevertheless, complications arose when the daddy insisted that the marriage ought to adhere to his cultural traditions, opposite to the bride’s upbringing by her Yoruba stepfather.
Regardless of the groom’s compliance with the daddy’s requests, the bride adamantly refused to compromise on her want for a Yoruba wedding.
On the day of the wedding, the absentee father arrived and overtly took a seat on the excessive desk, anticipating special treatment.
His presence caused misery for the bride, who demanded that he relocate to an everyday visitor seat.
When he refused, tensions escalated, threatening to disrupt the ceremony. The bride’s stepfather, observing the state of affairs escalate, intervened and referred to as the police to take away the deadbeat father from the venue.
“You impregnated a lady 29 years in the past as a Corps member posted to a village in Kwara. You left with type since you didn’t need the pregnancy. You by no means got here again for the kid or despatched a dime to your little one. Family of the girl traced you thru the assistance of the college you had been posted and traced your loved ones residence, simply to inform them you might have a toddler after she delivered and that they need you to keep contacts for future reasons.
“28 years after you might be notified that your daughter is getting married and also you had been invited out of respect and even instructed to ship an inventory of what your custom request of a groom. Since you haven’t any disgrace, you sent a long record.
“The groom despatched every part to you as custom requires, there was no negotiation, however the girl insisted on having a yoruba wedding ceremony since she was raised by a yoruba stepfather. You now stated it’s unimaginable that she is your daughter and should wed according to your custom.
“On the small engagement celebration, you confirmed up and went to excessive desk to sit down, as per na me get pickin! The cash they despatched so that you can purchase color of the occasion you didn’t. You had been got here smelling alcohol. “Bride got here out and noticed her dad by impregnation and went again inside. That the wedding won’t maintain if he doesn’t return to the congregation. That is how drama began. Individuals began begging the person, he refused, mom was crying and the yoruba dad referred to as, police to maneuver him out of the corridor and maintain him within the patrol car until the tip of the wedding.”
“Wedding sha went on, and after everything they launched him, Grandma from Bayelsa was round. “Nobody knew she was the one who authorised the police arrest. When mama will recommendation the couple at reception she instructed us, pre marital sexx needs to be frowned at and if a person thinks he’s a father by simply impregnating a woman, then he needs to be locked up like my son was today.”
“Mama confronted grace and stated, for each one naira your mum recieved whereas elevating you, I despatched them, be sure you don’t increase a mistake like I did, handle your mum in her previous age and your different accountable father. Mama drops mic and off to the airport.
“Bayelsa women are strong women. They stood behind their granddaughter and made positive the occasion was successful. 5 of them flew in to cease the boys from disturbing the wedding. As soon as once more, if you are a Bayelsa girl, I salute you all.”
