UNILAG Graduate Visits Grave of Father on Convocation Day, Photos Make People Emotional

UNILAG Graduate Visits Grave of Father on Convocation Day, Photos Make People Emotional

  • A graduate of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has taken to social media to celebrate herself and honour her father
  • The young lady shared emotional photos online and visited the grave of her father while putting on her convocation gown
  • She honoured her father, who sacrificed a lot for her, after he passed away just two months before she graduated from the university

A graduate of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, who lost her father two months before her graduation, has taken her father to his grave on convocation day to honour him. The photos she posted online made many people emotional.

The young lady detailed her experience in the post and mentioned her course, while saying that her father died exactly two months before her convocation from the university.

UNILAG graduate celebrates convocation at father’s graveside, photos go viral
Emotional moment as UNILAG graduate honours late dad at his grave on graduation day. Right image for illustration purposes only. Photo Source: Tiktok/sunmie_scents, Getty Images/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
Source: TikTok

UNILAG graduate honours late father

She, however, spoke about her studies at the institution while also honouring her father.

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She wrote as a caption to one of the photos she posted online:

"Graduating exactly 2 months after burying my dad."

Speaking about her course and the years she spent in school in her TikTok video, she wrote:

"My convocation is finally here. So grateful, so proud, so full. I showed up, stayed consistent, and made it to the end. Six years at the University of Lagos, carried by grace, endurance, and perseverance. Convocation came two months after we laid my dad to rest, still standing, still grateful, still choosing hope."
UNILAG graduate visits late father’s grave on convocation day, shares touching photos
UNILAG graduate shares emotional photos from father’s grave on convocation day. Photo Source: Tiktok/sunmie_scents
Source: TikTok

As she finishes her studies at the university after six years, she dedicates her education, or degree, to her late father.

@sunmie_scents continued:

"A chapter completed."
"A journey honoured."
"A degree earned."
"Congratulations OLUWASUNMISINUOLA."
"This is for you, daddy."

In another post, she wrote:

"I started this journey with my father by my side. He was there at matriculation, smiling like it was his own dream and reminding me, in a thousand quiet ways, that I could do hard things."

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"I went through the years, the lectures, the exams , and I signed out. Then in November, after I had finished school, my father passed away."
"Two months after laying him to rest, I stood at convocation smiling, yet carrying so much. It was a beautiful moment, but a heavy one. Heavy with memories, love, and gratitude. Heavy with the absence of the man who should have been clapping the loudest."
"Still, I am grateful. Grateful for the journey, for the strength to endure, and for the grace that carried me through. I smiled then, and I smiled again, not because it was easy, but because faith and resilience held me up. I entered this journey with my daddy."

Her emotional statement, as well as the photos she posted, got the attention of many people who spoke about her in the comments section.

Reactions as UNILAG graduate honours late father

mss. Simisola shared:

"Congratulations sunmi and I’m really sorry about your dad didn’t know ,may his soul rest in peace."

SUGARR | The Radiographer wrote:

"Congratulations baby girl …may his soul rest in perfect peace."

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The Perfume Boss in Lagos noted:

"So sad… congratulations my love."

DD Hairs said:

"Congratulationssssss my girl , continue to stay strong."

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In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that a mother and her son both finished school at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on the same day. They shared pictures of themselves in their graduation gowns online.

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Muhammed Hammed Olayinka (Human Interest Editor) Muhammed has worked with Oracle UNILORIN, Opera News Hub, Scopper News, Gistreel, and now LEGIT.ng. He won the NAPSS President Writing Skirmish (2017) and was first runner-up in the UNILORIN Senate Writing Contest (2018). He can be reached via email at muhammed.hammedolayinka@corp.legit.ng