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In a week when Benue has wept over too many graves, one young man from Gwer-West just gave the entire state a reason to smile through tears.
Mr. Terseer Jeremiah was supposed to walk tall down the aisle this November, strong and upright like every groom dreams. Days before the traditional wedding, while rushing to Naka to finalize rites and bring his bride-to-be home, a terrible accident flipped the script. Broken bones, hospital bed, doctors shaking their heads; suddenly the strongest love story faced its toughest test.
Many would have postponed. Many would have waited “until he can stand properly.” Terseer did the opposite.
On the wedding day he rolled in, seated in a wheelchair, dressed in his finest, smile brighter than painkillers could ever manage. He looked his bride in the eye, made the same promises he had rehearsed when he still had two working legs, and meant every word even more.
Guests who came ready to dance ended up reaching for handkerchiefs instead. Elders who have seen hundreds of weddings called it the most powerful one they had ever witnessed. Phones were out, videos went viral within hours, and by nightfall the story had travelled from Gboko to Otukpo to Abuja and beyond.
Because sometimes life doesn’t wait for perfect conditions. Sometimes the vows are tested before they are even spoken. And sometimes a man in a wheelchair stands taller than everybody else in the room simply by refusing to let circumstances rewrite his future.
To Terseer and his queen, congratulations. Your wedding was never just about one day; it became a testimony that love, real love, doesn’t postpone when the body is broken. It adapts, it pushes the chair forward, and it still says “I do” on the exact date it promised.
Get well soon, brother. And when you finally stand again to carry your wife across the threshold, half of Benue will be cheering like it’s our own victory.
This one restored a little faith in humanity today. We needed it badly.
