A public marriage proposal ended in an embarrassing moment after a lady reportedly rejected a man’s proposal and walked away, leaving him on his knees.
The incident, which reportedly occurred at the Abuja City Gate, was captured in a video that has since gone viral on social media.
Proposal takes unexpected turn
In the video, a crowd gathered around the couple and cheered as they repeatedly shouted, “Say yes, say yes.”
However, the proposal did not go as many of those present had expected.
The lady was seen speaking angrily to the man before throwing away a flower she was holding, believed to have been given to her by him.
She subsequently walked away, leaving the man kneeling as the crowd watched the dramatic scene unfold.
Public Reactions
The incident has since generated widespread reactions online, with Nigerians sharing mixed opinions about public marriage proposals and the embarrassment that can follow when things do not go as planned.
Thought wrote: “I wish some women would carry a hammer in their bags. Any man who stoops so low to kneel down and beg you to be his wife, just hammer his head. weak men deserve punishment.”
Gideon Ekpeyong wrote: “I swear Wike na bad luck! Bro na Wike do you this one ooo 😂😂😂😂😂. Why I go even get serious babe for Abuja? Place where all these nasty politicians don finish the babes destinies. Na only 5% of Girls for Abuja still dey responsible.”
Danny Dight wrote: “Whoever started this kneeling down nonsense will never know peace either dead or alive. Na me wan pay your bride price and na me go still dey kneel down. Thunder fire you.”
Sexy Jigga wrote: “I like the ruthlessness nigerian women are showing nigerian men. As a man,you should know where you stand in a woman’s life…Majority of these women have multiple boyfriends, multiple sugar daddies, multiple toasters and multiple hookup customers 🙂 It pays to have pride.”
Casper wrote: “Even this one way suppose be mother of 3 by now still dey reject proposal 😩🤦. I don’t know why it’s so difficult for some men to recognize who genuinely loves them and who is simply playing games with their feelings.”
Elnick Global wrote: “Some men will never learn. We kept seeing this kind of embarrassing moment online but people still go ahead to do same. See, ladies are only interested in their selfish desires. That man should respect himself and move on.”
Adeloye wrote: “He wan spoil her market; babe wey dey probably collect salary and monthly stipends from multiple sources. Dem call you come chop sweet soup, you decide say you wan colombi the pot.”
Watch the video here…
Public proposal takes unexpected turn as lady rejects man at Abuja City Gate pic.twitter.com/aVCDMu833M
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