“On no Account Should You Raise Your Hand on My Daughter”: Father Warns Groom, Advises Bride

“On no Account Should You Raise Your Hand on My Daughter”: Father Warns Groom, Advises Bride

  • A video of a Nigerian father advising and warning the groom not to raise his hand against the bride garnered attention online
  • In the video, the father also warned the bride against any form of disobedience, asserting that she was not raised that way
  • Eventually, the father wished the couple well, prayed for them, and added that his prayers would be answered

A video featuring a Nigerian father advising a groom not to harm his bride became popular online.

In the clip, the father also instructed the bride to remain obedient, stating she was raised better.

Nigerian father advises and warns couple
Nigerian father warns groom against beating bride. For illustration purposes. Depicted persons not related to the story. Photo credit: @irede.alaga
Source: Getty Images

He concluded by giving the couple his blessings, offering prayers for their future together, and expressing confidence that his prayers would be fulfilled, as shown by @irede.alaga.

Watch the video below:

Read also

“This made me cry": Young lady in US reunites with Nigerian husband at airport, clip trends

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

Correct Dude said:

“I think it's better the Groom's parents also give the bride warning in the presence of her parents.”

A Irede Alaga wrote:

“It's not a competition and the warning is out of love. The bride's father already balanced the instruction even to her daughter."

ConfamNAIJABOY commented:

“This kind family ... one important lesson marry a lady who have both parent together e get why.”

Lacy_nuella also commented:

“Not even about papa say or papa no say, any man when raise hand on me that's the end of the marriage period.”

Oluwabori01:

“Very lovely father I have never seen my mom lock my Dad's shirt whatsoever.”

TC fabrics:

“My own papa dey tell my husband on my introduction day that he can marry another woman if he wish as a Muslim ...na 3 months I use cry.”

Read also

Family members gather around little boy late at night to wish him happy birthday

Sweetjuliet:

“Na so my papa tear my inlaw warming tooo.”

Ruby Damsel:

“l'm laughing because Wetin my future husband go hear from my dad is out.”

Unshakable:

“Dad love for females child is always special.”

Bride's father issues warning to groom

In a related story, Legit.ng earlier reported that at a similar wedding, a bride's father took only N1k and returned the remaining bride price to the groom.

In a clip seen on TikTok, the bride's father drew closer to the groom and pleaded with him to take good care of his daughter.

He warned the groom about the consequences of starving the bride and not caring for her.

In another development, Legit.ng also reported about a mum giving her daughter’s husband some wise words of advice which went viral on TikTok.

Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
Basit Jamiu avatar

Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.