Man on 120k salary runs into serious debt after borrowing N800k to throw wedding

A Nigerian man is currently in serious debt after borrowing N800,000 to throw a "lavish wedding."

Twitter user @IronmoleWeil who shared the story said the man mentioned that he was forced to throw a lavish wedding because his mother-in-law told him that when she gave birth to his wife, she was told that everything that concerns her must be loud and filled with fun fare.

Read the story below:

"So this guy wanted to wed. He took a loan from his office of 300k. They will be deducting 50k monthly from his salary. Then took 500k from microfinance He’s to be paying 50k monthly for 12 months Wedding is done but the debt is there. Do you know his intended repayment plan?

He said he was hoping the people he invited would gift him very well but to his surprise, most of the gifts were gas cylinders, plates, spoons, turning stick etc. in his words

"Baba I think say people go give me money but Na gas cylinder, plate and all those things Dem give me

Me: Ehn ehn

Him: when we sell the ones wey we no need Na 62k we see

Me: you mean am.

Him: and we use am settle MC and band and I still Dey owe Dem 20k

Me: where all the money wey you loan come enter

Him: baba only hall Na 250k"

He rented a shop for his wife before the wedding 1/6 months, she sells provisions. Now the shop is empty and no money to restock because they’ve used most of The money to repay one debt or the other and also feed. Now they have 8 months running in an empty shop he’s trying to sublet.

How do you do that to yourself? Why?

Do you know this guys salary? 120k Na that one burst my eyeglass

After office deduct 50k Na 70k go remain. My eyeglass shatter to further burst my second eyeglass that was at home. I asked him ‘As you know say your pocket no strong, why you Dey do lavish wedding’

Him: when we wan start plans, my wife mama call me say *ni gba ti won bi iyawo mi ... won so fun wo wipe omo alariwo ni oooh.

ori eh o gba nkan kekere ... gbo nkan ta ma shey o gbodo ni ariwo’ (When I gave birth to your wife they told us she is a noisy child, so everything we do must be with fun fare and loudness)

Me: so when Una born nko

Him: Na why she never get belle ooh ... she Dey on pills

Me: oh

Him: Ehn now ... make we settle this one first in my mind