- A Nigerian lady has gone viral after criticizing bride price, saying it has become a financial barrier preventing many men from marrying and leaving some women unmarried into their mid-30s.
- According to her, several men who are ready to settle down are unable to do so because they cannot afford the financial demands attached to bride price.
A young Nigerian lady has sparked widespread reactions online after a video of her criticizing the practice of bride price went viral on social media.
The clip, shared by X user @mazi_chinonso1, shows the woman expressing frustration over what she described as the negative impact of bride price on marriage in many communities.
In the video, she lamented that the tradition, which was originally meant to honor marriage, has now become a major obstacle for many couples. According to her, several men who are ready to settle down are unable to do so because they cannot afford the financial demands attached to bride price.
She also noted that many women are reaching their mid-30s without getting married, not due to a lack of suitors, but because of the high costs associated with the marriage process.
Questioning the origin of the practice, she argued that it contradicts the simplicity of marriage as she believes it was intended.
In her words:
“God gave Adam wife for free. I don’t know who bring the idea of bride price. Now some of our guys are due for marriage but no money for bride price. Some of our girls are heading to 35 years, no be say man no dey but no money for bride price. Una start where God stop. Make una leave that bride price matter.
“Some of our girls today are getting old because of what? bride price. Not be say man no dey. God wey carry wife give Adam for free, him tell you say he no know wetin him dey do? Una now come change the idea.
“You go see for some community, if you wan marry their girls, dem go carry list wey full everywhere give you as if you wan buy the girl whereas na wife you dey marry, you no dey buy am. Make una change the idea of bride price, I beg make girls marry many don dey old for dia papa house.”
The video has since generated mixed reactions, with some people agreeing that high bride price demands can delay marriages, while others defended the tradition as an important cultural practice.
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