"From Abuja to Enugu": Nigerian Lady Travels in Late Dad’s Outfit to Surprise Mother, Video Trends

"From Abuja to Enugu": Nigerian Lady Travels in Late Dad’s Outfit to Surprise Mother, Video Trends

  • A Nigerian lady touched hearts as she journeyed from Abuja to Enugu wearing her late father’s outfit
  • The emotional clip shows the moment a daughter, dressed in her late dad’s clothes, surprised her mother
  • TikTok user shared the touching journey of traveling in her late father’s outfit to surprise her mother in Enugu

A Nigerian lady has melted hearts online after travelling from Abuja to Enugu in her late father’s outfit to surprise her mother.

In the viral video, she is seen wearing the cherished outfit while documenting her journey step by step from travelling at night, through the day, until she finally arrived at her mother’s home in Enugu.

Nigerian lady travels from Abuja to Enugu in late father’s outfit to surprise mother
Nigerian lady surprises mother in Enugu wearing late father’s outfit Photo source: Tiktok/@smilingoma1
Source: TikTok

Nigerian lady wears late dad’s outfit to visit mother

The video she shared on her page shows her arriving at the motor park in the evening, joining others to find a vehicle heading to her destination.

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Not long after, she is seen on a bus with a few other passengers as they journey to her destination, where she arrives safely, still wearing the same outfit she left Abuja in.

She walks into her compound and is met by her mother, who runs to her from afar.

Upon sighting her daughter in the outfit, the emotional mother jumped up in surprise and could hardly take her eyes off her.

After the emotional welcome, she continues filming herself and her mother as they approach their house in the state.

Nigerian lady wears late dad’s outfit to visit mother, emotional video goes viral
Nigerian lady travels from Abuja to Enugu to surprise mother in late dad’s clothes Photo source: Tiktok/@smilingoma1
Source: TikTok

A moment in the video shows the lady dancing in excitement, celebrating her arrival in her late father’s outfit to surprise her mother.

The touching moment was captured in full as the lady continued recording to show her mother’s priceless reaction.

The clip, shared on TikTok by user @smilingoma1, included the caption:

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“I wore my late dad’s clothes all the way from Abuja to Enugu to surprise my mum.”

Despite the warm welcome and hug, the video shows the mother still watching her daughter closely, unable to take her eyes off the outfit, which likely reminds her of her late husband.

The lady promised to share more updates in the coming days about the outfit she wore to visit her mother after posting the video on her page.

The heartwarming video has since attracted massive attention, with many trooping to the comments section to express how deeply moved they were by the gesture.

Reactions as lady travels in late father’s clothes

sparklingApperal Shared:

"This was me and my younger sister 3 days before my dad burial we wore his clothes through out in the village.'

LOVE 😘 STORIES AND LIFESTYLE said:

"character , that's beautiful

𝐺𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡 noted:

"U even carry the clothe deh tear step."

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Amy's beauty asked:

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng wrote a story about a university graduate. Damilola Agnes chose to honour her late father by wearing his coat and trousers to her graduation ceremony.

Before the event, she resized her father’s old clothes to fit her, creating a heartfelt tribute. Many praised her for the touching gesture, noting how beautiful she looked in the outfit.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
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Muhammed Hammed Olayinka (Human Interest Editor) Muhammed is a journalist with over six years of experience in Nigerian digital media. He began as Editor at Oracle, UNILORIN (2017–2019), then worked with Opera News Hub (2019–2021), Scopper News (2022–2023), and Gistreel (2023–2025). He won the NAPSS President Writing Skirmish in 2017 and was first runner-up in the UNILORIN Senate Writing Contest in 2018. Muhammed now works with LEGIT.ng, where he tells engaging and impactful stories for readers. He can be reached via email at muhammed.hammedolayinka@corp.legit.ng