"We Met in The Church": 19-Year-Old Boy Set to Marry 17-Year-Old Girl Opens Up, Says Parents Are in Support

"We Met in The Church": 19-Year-Old Boy Set to Marry 17-Year-Old Girl Opens Up, Says Parents Are in Support

  • A 19-year-old Nigerian boy who is set to marry a 17-year-old girl has narrated how he met his beautiful fiancee
  • In an interview with Legit.ng, the young boy named Victor Okunola Olamide said he met his fiancee in the church
  • He also disclosed that they secured the support of their parents to go ahead with their relationship and planned marriage

Victor Okunola, a young boy set to get married, has told the love story between him and his girl.

In an interview with Legit.ng, Victor, who is 19 years old, said he met his fiancee in a church as they attended the same fellowship.

Photos of Victor Okunola and his fiancee.
Victor said they have the support of their parents in the planned marriage. Photo credit: TikTok/@vhikkyedibles.
Source: TikTok

Speaking about himself and his background, Victor told Legit.ng:

"I go by the name Okunola Victor. I'm from Osun State. I'm from Ife to be precise."

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Victor, who is a professional baker, model and chef, said the wedding is planned to take place in November.

Victor had earlier disclosed that people said a lot about their relationship when it became public knowledge that they were planning to get married.

No particular reason for getting married early

When asked why he is getting married at a young age, Victor said:

"It just happened. I can't say there is a particular reason why I'm getting married now."

Victor also confirmed to Legit.ng that he and his fiancee have the support of their parents in the planned union.

He said:

"About our parents. Though they were not in support at first. But as they saw us going and liking each other, they had to accept it."

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We met in church and became friends

Victor narrated how he met his fiancee. He said they belonged to the same church and became friends.

His words:

"We attend the same church. We met in the church, and from there, we became friends."

The young man is a graduate of The Polytechnic, Ibandan and is currently running a degree program at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). When contacted, his fiancee declined comments.

American man marries a Nigerian lady

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that an American man travelled down to Nigeria and married a fine young lady.

The lady revealed that she met the man on a dating site.

One year after they fell in love, the man decided to come down to Nigeria and marry her properly.

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.