A female student of university of Benin (UNIBEN) identified as Jennifer Okoro has been bestowed with cash by many Nigerians after Photos of her doing bricklaying job surface on social media.
This is coming after Jennifer had tweeted a post on Twitter showing the moment she and her other friends carrying head pans with cement mortar at a site work, the post generated many reactions on Twitter with many hailing her for hardworking while some believe the pictures might be fake
The pictures tagged “Aside being student” in her Twitter post garnered over five thousand retweets and comments. Some of the comments were negative, but overwhelming.
The student said she is overwhelmed with the cash donations received from Nigerians in less than 24 hours of sharing photos of herself and friends carrying head pans with cement mortar, which they were serving masons in a building site.
The student narrated that she had to take the job in a bid to earn extra income to augment the inadequate support from her parents, whose earnings are meagre and hardly enough to pay for her school fees and that of her three siblings.
Aside being a student..☺️ pic.twitter.com/VZP0UerBuO
— Jennifer Okuro (@02franx) March 26, 2021
“So far, I have received about N200,000, an amount I didn’t expect”, she told The Gazette in an interview.
Households across Nigeria have been racked by biting economic crises which the government blamed on dwindling oil prices and corruption. The National Bureau of Statistics categorised nearly half of Nigeria’s working population as either unemployed or underemployed as of this month.
— Dee Port Harcourt Tout❤️ (@PH_CITY_GOAT) March 27, 2021
The Buhari administration has been urged to stamp out corruption and waste at the federal level, while state governors have also been urged to pursue policies that will reduce waste and spur economic growth.
Hands with concrete ………. pic.twitter.com/Nepdo2IwMO
— Apuuli (@kaks_apuuli) March 27, 2021
Miss Okoro, whose father works as a driver at the Benin branch of a Lagos-based MITV and her mother a petty trader, said her tweet was done only to update her media on Twitter and not to appeal for financial assistance. It has, however, generated overwhelming reactions and support from Nigerians.
Below are some of the reactions from Nigerians;
Ooni Of Aba
@WHOfailedUS Replying to
@02franx
Keep it up dear. I’m also a student. This was one of my clandestine hustles during the whole lockdown brouhaha. Days of little beginning. God no go shame us.
Demi Lade
@Iameniolamyde
Please send me your account details… Or whoever has her details should please help with it..
NEVER GIVES A FŪ¢K
what about the guys in the picture?? ur not amazed cos they are men shey? so,
why are women talking abt feminism??
CHERISH LOVES KIDD
@Symplycherish1
Replying to @02franx
No cap this pic is fake
You can’t carry headpan on an empty head
And there is nothing in that pan
Mr BensonElectric light bulbRed heartRainbow
@MrBenso80477549
Omo bro you are right no lie, you can’t put that stuff on a empty head never Thumbs down. It’s even advisable to use the cement bags to fix a cap that fit the head, and also balanced the head pan, when you carry it. Thinking faceNow they fuvked up there Up pointing backhand index (fake)
Ahmed WealthBilliards
@luxury8201 Replying to
@02franx
Hmmm .. I am not here to spoil your hustle but if truly you work at a site like this…. you won’t be able to carry that headpan on your head without headtie.
Achalugo Fine Wine glass
@ani_berny Replying to @02franx
Why I see some ladies giving poverty as a reasons for prostitution I wonder if they’ve met women like you. This is one of the many pictures I see that makes me proud of what my gender is becoming.
Olayinka James Ariyo
@OlayinkaJamesA3
But when I look around I see more females going into prostitution , even as young as 13yrs. I give kudos to those who are able to keep their dignity and do a honest job
MâstèrFÜLExtraterrestrial alien
@GeeAminu
Replying to @02franx
and @saheedAMBO
And one useless guy will still demands urgent 3k from this hardworking lady Unamused face
Replying to @02franx
Are the ladies on this app broke? How come only the guys are supporting financially? What happened to the “women supporting women” feminist crew?
Send your details dear. God bless your labour Folded hands
Replying to @02franx
tomorrow I go post my picture carrying block..make i see how many people wey go ask for my account numberFace with tears of joy
Replying to @02franx
This one go finish man for bed oh, respect
Jovi Usude
@EJovi10
Replying to@02franx
and @JustSociety4all
Are you truly a student at the university of Benin? Oya send proof to my dm. No fake documents please
Replying to
@02franx
What if she’s only trying to catch Cruise…
And we all fell for it…
Replying to
@IMMUNED2and@02franx
You are actually making sense. This is what is selling on Twitter now. Everyone go fall dey pity her.
But she no go see am that way. She go dey reason say you wan spoil market for her. Some gullible ones are already asking for her account number. I don’t like this my gender.