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Wuf: The New Marriage Strategy
By Farouk Maigari
Wuf is a Hausa language word that signifies fast catch, or snatching of something from someone. The three letter word is currently been used in social attraction to show age or status crossing in marriage. Their exists other terminologies such as ‘late comer’ and ‘long distant relationships’ but the main emphasis of the writeup is on the ‘wuf’ which is currently taking a lot of attention of not only the youth but also the elders and elites.
One of the pictures that went viral on social media which translates ‘second wife have succeeded in pursuing out the first wife, second wife have married the first wife’s father’. This was done as revenge to the newly bride as she have to call her aunty. Likewise, in another picture , a 50 year old man was seen with a teenage girl that have tied the nuptial nut. In a descriptive note by probably a young guy stated this by way of an idiomatic expression thus‘he heard that a trailer have taken away a Peugeot 406 .
The Wuf marriage strategy is now gathering momentum in many parts of the north whereby rich men are marrying their daughters age mates or rich women marrying their sons age mates.
Some of the young guys interviewed said wuf, usually leads to marriage and some even do it to serve as a revenge to their age mates during relationship. We have witnessed a situation whereby a guy and his girlfriend will quarrel and sooner will go and marry the latter’s father.
Lately, a picture of the newly wedded head of Nigerian paramilitary agency was shown on social media that he has practiced Wuf? We had other instances whereby senior citizens and most especially those about to retire took the chance of marrying young ladies. Reports indicate that the Head of the paramilitary agency in question practiced the Wuf two years after the death of his former wife.A source in hausa.legit.ngrequested that the wife who Wufed the Custom boss has been asked to return over 9 Million spent on her by her former suitor, through a court case as obtained by the online medium.
At the time of going to press, another celebrity ex-police commissioner in one of the most populous state in Nigeria just did the Wuf. we in the nigeriantracker, we wish those that practice the wuf strategy and those intending to do the wuf a happy married life.
On Islamic ruling a, scholar interviewed who did not want his name on print said it is a welcome development ,since it’s a lawful marriage not an illegal act. He also stated that Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) married his First wife Nana Khadija (Blessings of Allah be upon Her), when she was 45 years and he was 25 years and she served as a protection to him when he was sent to mankind as the last prophet.
Maigari, is a public affairs analyst, A Media Sociologist/ Consultant based in Kano.