Controversial Nigerian on-air personality and social commentator Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has advised men to immediately distance their wives and girlfriends from close male friends, citing the recent marriage of Lagos clergyman Pastor Jimmy Odukoya.

Reacting in a viral Instagram video on Wednesday, November 11, Daddy Freeze addressed the intense social media debate sparked by Pastor Odukoya’s announcement of his marriage to Mo Jasmine, widely reported online to have been his longtime female best friend.

The online discourse escalated further after an archival photograph resurfaced showing Odukoya serving as a groomsman at Mo Jasmine’s first wedding, prompting widespread commentary regarding boundaries in platonic opposite-sex friendships.

Using the clergyman’s marriage as a cautionary example, Daddy Freeze mocked proponents of the "male bestie" culture and warned men against complacency in their relationships.

"It's ok to have a male bestie, it is ok to have a male bestie, hmmm. Male bestie wey be pastor don marry auntie oo. Male bestie na groomsman for their wedding ooo. See, if your wife has a male bestie, drive them now. Start picking your phone and start driving all your wives' and girlfriends' male besties," Daddy Freeze cautioned.

He added that while observers might romanticize the union because both parties are attractive, men who tolerate close male confidants around their partners risk losing them in the future.

Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Jimmy Odukoya, officially announced his marriage to Mo Jasmine last week, drawing mixed reactions across Nigerian social media platforms as old photos from her previous marriage circulated online.

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