Nigerian Corps Member Honours Her Police Officer Father After NYSC Completion: "True Honour"
- A young Nigerian lady trended online over the action she took following her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) completion
- She visited her father, who is a police officer, at his station in her NYSC outfit to pay her respects and shower him with praises
- She made a lot of statements about him in a video, which went viral as people reacted to the emotional moment
A corps member moved people to tears as she visited her father, a police officer, at his station to honour him upon completing her NYSC.
She posted a video of herself online, and many people reacted emotionally to the way she related with her father.
Source: TikTok
Corps member salutes police officer father
Her father prayed for her due to what she did in the video, and many individuals also spoke about her.
In a TikTok post, @officialfaith08 mentioned that she visited her father, who is a disciplined man, to salute him.
She went with her sisters to the station to salute and appreciate him for all he has done.
In the video, the lady walked up to her father as he stood by the gate. He asked what they were doing at his workplace, and shortly after, they were allowed in.
The TikTok clip then showed her saluting her father properly and making heartfelt statements to praise and acknowledge his efforts.
Her statement:
"My father, the one who saw me through school. The one who has been my support system, my greatest cheerleader, the one who has never disappointed even when it wasn't easy. The one who has been the best father anyone could ever ask for. The one who has been our family pillar, the one who has never let us down.
"To the father that fathered their father, I have come to give honor to whom honor is due. I've come to pay due respect to my father, may God bless you, may God keep you."
After she finished praising and saluting him, her father spoke in the video when she presented a gift to appreciate him.
Source: TikTok
He told her:
"May God protect you, thank you for all you do for us.
"Thank you my daughter, for all you've done for me. God, who has done it for you will also do it for your younger ones."
The man made several other statements in the video which moved his daughter.
Many individuals who watched the clip spoke about the father and the young lady.
Reactions as corps member praises father
ChaadowX Steve Edoja stressed
"Na we All train U bcos our money for checking point dey inside your school fees money... I know say u know...I jus say make I remind u. congrats sisto."
KELVINJUNE6 added
"Congratulations to you mostly to ur best dad."
Official Money shared:
"Please say congratulations to me and thank my Dad."
TIZZY wrote:
"Na only you your father father ooh..which one be say him father everybody abeg go do another video again."
OLAIFE noted:
"Even though say I no like police 💀but this’s so emotional and i wish you well but make your papa and his colleagues change oooo."
Eleniyan Luxury stressed:
"You make me cry…none of my progress happened in is presence and he try a lot for me …continue to rest man thanks for appreciating this man and God will provide for you to take good care of him."
@JAHSOUL noted:
"A real father deserves true honour...this is a father not just to give birth cos anyone even the animals can do that, the care is the real deal."
Jude shared:
"Your father might have made people life unbearable but he definitely made urs great that is y e his gonna be the best dad congrats to u and may ur Father reap the fruit of his labour. well people wey e don offend go settle that one but good will keep him strong and in good health for ur family."
Daddy John said:
"From this I know your Dad is a very good father I pray he enjoy the fruits of his labour despite the fact that he is a policeman."
The corper in the viral story spoke with Legit.ng in an exclusive chat where she not only revealed how good her father is to her, but how good, very disciplined and loving he is as a person.
She introduced herself as OTU FAITH ELE, a graduate from the Department of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, University of Calabar.
She shared with Legit.ng what inspired her to honour her father with a visit to his workplace.
Her statement:
"Love and Sacrifice… I’ve watched my father put us first in everything that concerns life and I’ve watched him sacrifice everything just to see us scale through especially when we are all female children."
FAITH also shared with Legit.ng what she felt while honouring her father in public, in the presence of his colleagues and her siblings.
She spoke about an experience with her dad, sitting in the living room watching a program on a popular TV station.
"I was filled with mixed feelings… I was overwhelmed with joy and excitement… while I was younger, when we sit at the parlour watching a channel on television and my dad sees a corp member, he just tells me, I will do anything within my capacity to make sure you get a degree.
"So while I was in school, I’ve watched series of videos concerning corp members and saluting their parents… so I’ve always prayed for God to keep my parents alive so when the time is right, I would do same… so I was extremely happy that I could."
While it was a beautiful moment and a heartwarming display of love during her visit to her father's workplace to greet him, Faith shared that she felt more proud of herself seeing her father's reaction and attitude after the whole celebration at the station where he works as an officer of the law.
"All my life I’ve never seen my dad feel so fulfilled… he took me to everyone in the station and showed me off… it was really a proud dad moment for him… I couldn’t capture all of the moments but my dad was genuinely proud and happy… though it seems like a little accomplishment, but for him it was everything."
As her video went viral, she noticed some reactions to the clip and spoke about some comments while also giving some heartwarming advice to the public.
"Truth be told, I was extremely happy and sad… I read a lot of hate comments and a lot of sweet comments as well… just because my dad is a police officer… I myself do not entirely love the police force… but that’s what puts food on our table and I’m never ashamed of it… the main aim of that video was to appreciate my dad for everything he has done for us all… he might not have been a good police officer, but he’s a great dad… so that video was to enable me give him his flowers while he’s still alive… I do not have to wait until he’s no more before I sing his praises."
"So to everyone out there, let’s learn to appreciate efforts and show gratitude to everyone who’s deserving of it because tomorrow isn’t promised… Thank you."
Watch the video below:
In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian female corps member recently honoured her widowed mother in an emotional video.
Corps member honours late mother
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a young corps member went to her late mother’s grave to honour her. In a touching video, she stood in front of the grave and gave a short NYSC salute.
She said her mother was the best person in her life and always supported her when no one else did. The lady also prayed that her mum’s soul would continue to rest in peace.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
