Student proposes to girlfriend in same campus spot where they met

In January 2010, 鶹ƽ state student Opeyemi Ajaiyeoba met fellow student Ifey Ogunyomi at Brennan Hall 3, at the time a campus residence hall.

The couple, both from Nigeria, have been dating since – until this spring, when Opeyemi popped the question at the same spot he first met her nine years ago. (Spoiler alert: She said yes.)

The carefully orchestrated proposal was aided by the University Police Department, which provided after-hours access for Opeyemi to make the special moment happen.

“Finding Ifey at WSU has pretty much shaped me into the man I am today,” he says. “I cannot imagine what my life would have been if myself and Ifey never met.”

Ifey, a 2013 graduate, and Opeyemi, who graduated in 2015, will continue to stay connected to Shocker Nation as Opeyemi earns his master’s at WSU.


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