derecho:
No mind dem. Later dem go come dey disturbance us say the man dey behave like craze person.
I laff wen people dey say e no mata. Of all the habits wey dey the world, na craze man lifestyle dey sweet dem. E no see oda tins copy...craze man lifestyle na im be freedom for dem.

Kayzy8:
Marriage registrar at Ikoyi registry refuses to wed groom because of his deadlocks.

The groom and his friend Ubi Franklin, who was there to support the groom, had to go out to buy a traditional cap for the man to wear over his suit to cover his dreadlocks before he was allowed to wed.

Lanretoye:
If na me be the registrar i go still insist...until he go barb am

derecho:
How many responsible doctors you don see with that kain yeye hairstyle... Except say na babalawo.

StaffofOrayan:


Its funny how Black people have more freedom in a white man's country than in their own country!
That's why most rich people including politicians send their kids abroad!

BigYash:
The groom mind go dey.. This is Africa,not America.. When u r in Rome,.........

derecho:
Kikikiki
The bolded part is subjective.
The italicized part is an opinion...
The cancelled part I haven't addressed.
I'll only discuss with someone who understands the Bible.

Morality is not spirituality. I only addressed the Moral side.

Charmingrascal:
Until people understand that your appearance doesn't necessarily determine your character.

What is wrong in having dreadlocks.

Charmingrascal:
Until people understand that your appearance doesn't necessarily determine your character.

What is wrong in having dreadlocks

ovcwality:


The bolded part is also a fact.
When I was a kid I thought it was bad too, but I can't find any good reason to say it is immoral now ,like nothing. what is immoral about it?
Just that it is very popular with gangster rap bad side but was also popular with good people like Bob Marley, You can't just label people immoral because of dreadlocks

Baawaa:
What concerns Agbero with overload

Biggcake:


Na why you still dey stay with your papa and mama up till now...

Kobojunkie:
In what Rome? There are no laws against those with dreads getting married even in your Nigeria so why applaud such state level discrimination?

derecho:

Get the drift of the discuss sir/ma. The "morality" came into the discuss when someone loosely used the word "morality". I intended to help the person see the meaning.From the meanings, you'll see words like " ideal" and "proper".That brings you to" is it ideal or proper for a decent person?"

If the preponderance of the posts suggest that it's not ideal, then you should get an idea of it's morality.

Personally, I'm not keen about morality but righteousness based on the Bible. Reason? What is morally acceptable in a place may be immoral elsewhere based on norms.
Righteousness on the other hand is universal and God's standard.

Secondly, I prefer TRUTH to facts.Facts can change but truth will never change. So I seldom discuss facts except it's purely for science.

Finally,concerning the bolded part, that you've not seen or discovered something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

It's his choice to don that hairstyle and it's also his choice to dress up and not go naked to the registry. He knows if he violates the latter, the society who call him mad.Though, he isn't mad if he chooses to go about naked BUT his choice places him as one.That choice and action if condemned by that society, is Improper hence immoral.

BigYash:
Jamb question.As if you are not in Nigeria.. Nigeria community sees people with dreads and tattoo as "what you know already" . No dey ask me GCE question abeg. Come join me drag LOUD,make ur temper calm .. U too dey para,abi them never pay your salary for the month?

Lanretoye:
If na me be the registrar i go still insist...until he go barb am

cococandy:


Nothing you copied and pasted here shows how hair can be good or bad.

“Decency” according to whose standards? The white man who thinks Afro hair is unkempt and needs to be cut off or straightened to resemble European standards in order to be considered proper and appropriate?
Smh
#inthesunkenplace

ovcwality:


I don't understand your long epistle, conclusion is nothing is wrong with dreadlocks. Have a nice day sir

oracle009:
Nigerians indeed deserve all manner of treatments thrown at them by the Government. No one, not a single person have shown us what law the man contravened to warrant denying him a right he even paid for. Except there exist a law that says he shouldn't be married (which will be an absurd law), this is plainly discrimination and abuse of fundamental human rights.

The Registrar should be sued and it is very heart breaking that from page 1-5, only a scanty number of post actually condemned the abuse

chris51:
It is irresponsible to carry this type of hair style to the Registry for marriage. This young man's dreadlock doesn't look normal.

There should be respect for the institution of marriage.

On the marriage day, the couple should dress decently and look responsible.

derecho:

Kikikiki
The epistle wasn't really for you but for those you may want to convince.
The summary is,
Morally it is wrong. Since, morality is below righteousness, anyone who wants to live right shouldn't descend that low.

Jesterinjay:
Would you take it to an interview

ejimatic:
. Mental instability and all you refereed to are provisions in the Marriage Act but the mental stability becomes a necessity so you will know the oath you are taking and the bond you are entering into with the legal implication. The deadlock of the man does not mean he is unstable mentally. Did he talk irrationally? NO! Deadlock artificial or natural is a norm in our environment and should not be taken as mental insanity. If deadlock is a mental derailment then most Nigerians with poor hairsttles are mad too.We should do our works witin the confines of the law.

Fiscus105:


How would registrar know if he was stable mentally? When every of his dress pointing towards "madman"