“Who brought the idea of bride price?” – Lady fumes, says God gave Adam a wife for free

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A lady has gone viral after a video of her expressing frustration over the practice of bride price surfaced online.

The video, shared by X user @mazi_chinonso1, shows her questioning how a tradition meant to honor marriage has instead become a barrier for many young men and women.

Bride Price Delaying Marriages

The young woman lamented that many men who are ready to marry are unable to do so because they cannot afford the bride price.

She also noted that some women are reaching 35 years of age without getting married—not because eligible men aren’t available, but due to financial constraints caused by the practice.

Bride Price Is Unnecessary

She questioned the origin of the practice, pointing out that God gave Adam a wife for free.

According to her, the tradition of bride price contradicts the simplicity of marriage as intended by God.

The lady further criticized some communities for making marriage feel like a transaction, listing multiple requirements as if the groom is “buying” the bride rather than marrying her.

In her words:  “God gave Adam wife for free. I don’t know who bring the idea of bride price. Now some of our guys are due for marriage but no money for bride price. Some of our girls are heading to 35 years, no be say man no dey but no money for bride price. Una start where God stop. Make una leave that bride price matter. Some of our girls today are getting old because of what? bride price. Not be say man no dey. God wey carry wife give Adam for free, him tell you say he no know wetin him dey do? Una now come change the idea. You go see for some community, if you won marry their girls, dem go carry list wey full everywhere give you as if you won buy the girl whereas na wife u dey marry u no dey buy am. Make una change the idea of bride price, I beg make girls marry many don dey old for dia papa house.”

See below;

Who introduced bride price,” so God wey carry eve give Adam for free no know wetin him Dey do? Bride price should be scraped

— lady opines

What’s your take about this? pic.twitter.com/GEdUsExzEg

— ChukwuNonso✍️ (@Mazi_Chinonso1) February 11, 2026