Behind the mad rush of young Nigerian men for older foreign women

Nigeria become the target of old European, American and Asian women in need of toy boys? The question is provoked by the increasing number of online pictures of young Nigerian men being joined in matrimony with older foreign women, some with an age difference as wide as 50 years. If there were doubts that physical attraction could play a role in the choice of a lover, one would need to hear Angela Nwachukwu, a 72- year-old British grandmother speak of her beau, a 27-year-old Nigerian simply identified as CJ. “He was so handsome, with big, brown eyes and a body to match,” she said. Six months after her marriage broke down and she became lonely and isolated, Angela found a friend’s request from Nwachukwu on Facebook, which she accepted. Their conversation progressed rapidly until it culminated in exchange of marital vows.
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In spite of their age difference of 50 years and the long distance between them, it was learnt that CJ popped the ‘will you marry me’ question to the British grandmother via Skype. The couple later wedded in Nigeria and had only seen each other twice because Mr. Nwachukwu was denied a tourist visa by the UK immigration authorities on grounds of insufficient financial backing. Mrs Nwachukwu said she had spent more than £20,000 on the wedding and flights as well as litigation to enforce her husband’s right to visit her in the UK. Trending on the social media these days are pictures of Nigerian toy boys proudly displaying their martial accomplishments with European and American ladies.



In May this year, the story of a young Nigerian man estimated to have got married in his 20s made the rounds as she celebrated his sixth wedding anniversary with a much older European woman. Although the age of the woman in question was not stated, the photos estimate of the woman’s age could not be less than 60, based on her physical appearance. The groom, identified simply as Jonny, took to his social media page on May 24 to wish himself and his much older wife, identified as Brenda Skala, a happy sixth wedding anniversary.