Nigerian lecturer weds student he openly proposed to in classroom

[Esther ogunseemi]

A lecturer at the Abia State University, Uturu, has finally married a female student he proposed to in a classroom during the last Valentine’s Day.

It was reported how the lecturer stunned many students on 14 February when he proposed to his fiancée, identified as Novella Grace, in her classroom.

The lecturer, Wisdom Anucha, could be seen kneeling with a ring in his hand while proposing to his heartthrob in photographs circulating on Facebook. Some Nigerians criticised the lecturer for proposing to the students in the classroom.

However, the management of the university and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities at the institution, in their separate reactions, argued that the lecturer did not violate any university law or ethical principle by his action.

The wedding
The new couple held their church wedding on 6 April at Saint Paul’s Anglican Church in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State. They proceeded immediately to Ngwa High School, Aba, for their wedding reception.

Mr Anucha uploaded a wedding photograph of himself and his new wife in a warm embrace on his Facebook page.