Man Marries Girlfriend He Dated for 6 Years: "They Thought Our Relationship Will End at School Gate"
- A young man, Abdullahi Mustapha, said he dated his wife for six years before he married her despite people's doubt about the relationship
- The couple who lived in the same lodge as students met at Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi state in 2016
- The lover's throwback snaps showed they had an enjoyable time together while they were still dating
PAY ATTENTION: Follow Briefly News on Twitter and never miss the hottest topics! Find us at @brieflyza!
A young Nigerian man, Abdullahi Mustapha, has in an exclusive message sent to Briefly News revealed that he dated his wife, Ibrahim Mufidat Ufedo, for more than six years before they got married.
Abdullahi stated that people thought their relationship would end at the school gate but they were proven wrong.
Source: Facebook
Happily married
Despite people’s doubt about their relationship, they got married in February. On Friday, March 11, the man said they marked their one-month wedding anniversary.
PAY ATTENTION: Never miss breaking news – join Briefly News' Telegram channel!
A part of his message read:
“I married my girlfriend I date back then in school for over 6 years, everyone thought our relationship will end at the school gate, and we prove them wrong…”
The husband said that their relationship started in 2016 at the Federal Polytechnic Idah in Kogi state. While Mufidat was studying business administration, Abdullahi was a mechanical engineering student. They were both lodge mates.
Couple who met in a keke
Meanwhile, Briefly News earlier reported that a Nigerian man, Stan Akpuda, narrated how he met the love of his life on the day he never expected.
The man revealed that he was on his way to work when he saw a beautiful lady inside the keke (tricycle) that he boarded.
It should be noted that the lady was also going to her office that day. Stan revealed he was able to get her laughing as he made funny jokes.
Man marries lady he met on Facebook
In similar news, another man, Oloyede Godwin Gideon, stated that he and his wife, Talatu Precious Mohammed Akpan, got talking from a Facebook comment section. He added that was where their relationship started.
After three months, fate brought them together as they met at a wedding function. It was at the venue that they exchanged contacts.
Source: Briefly News
Kelly Lippke (Senior Editor) Kelly Lippke is a copy editor/proofreader who started her career at the Northern-Natal Courier with a BA in Communication Science/Psychology (Unisa, 2007). Kelly has worked for several Caxton publications, including the Highway Mail and Northglen News. Kelly’s unique editing perspective stems from an additional major in Linguistics. Kelly joined Briefly News in 2018 and she has 14 years of experience. Kelly has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at kelly.lippke@briefly.co.za.
Mxolisi Mngadi (Editor) Mxolisi Mngadi is an entertainment reporter. He graduated in 2002 from Damelin with a Diploma in Journalism, majoring in African and International Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media. He then started his journalism career at the Daily Sun newspaper, went on to The Citizen, and worked as a senior reporter at News24. He has been a writer for more than 15 years.
