Wedding

Nigerian man set to wed woman he met on Twitter, many react

Thursday, November 05, 2020 at 3:05 PM by Joseph Omotayo

- A Nigerian pilot, Arinze Odira, on Tuesday, November 2, said he will be marrying a lady he met on Twitter

- Arinze said the platform is not just an app like many see it, adding that his best man for the wedding is someone he got to know on the platform

- Many tweeps who reacted to his tweets asked when theirs too will come, wondering if they have been using the app wrongly

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A Nigerian man who is also a pilot, Arinze Odira, has shared a story that showed people can meet their love anywhere.

On Tuesday, November 2, the man said he would be getting married to the beautiful woman he met on Twitter.

He added that the person who is going to serve as his best man is also someone who he became friends with on the platform.

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Arinze said that he met both his fiancee and prospective best man on Twitter.
Photo source: Twitter/@CaptainArinze — Arinze said he met both his fiancee and prospective best man on Twitter. Photo source: Twitter/@CaptainArinze
Source: Twitter

According to Arinze, Twitter is not just an app, but “whatever you make of it”. His tweet has gathered over 11,000 likes as at the time of writing this report.

See his tweet below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions the post got:

@DannyWalta said:

"Alagba Aina, olowogbogboro When? This is so beautiful."

@phykel27 said:

"Am I using the right version of this bird app? Or is there a different Twitter from this?"

@kayodebakre8 said:

"Some people made a very good use of social media. But others chose it as a platform to fight and to curse. And then say "God When?" when these type of stories are told."

@6cartel_x said:

"How are you guys doing it. All these girls wey i dey Dm on this app just dey look my text commot face nii."

@OJubrilla said"

"I've learnt, known wonderful people here. I've been on this app for a while, hoping to meet someone special that will complement me. Truly, the app it's what you make of it. Congratulations @CaptainArinze wishing you both the best of your heart desires."