Why Wear 'Okrika' and Travel Abroad, What if the Owner Sees it? Nigerian Lady Asks, Causes Frenzy Online
- A young lady has stirred massive funny reactions as she wrote about people wearing second-hand clothes when travelling out of the country
- The tweep wondered what would happen if the real owner of the clothe sees them and perhaps demand for their wears
- While many people found her post funny, there were people who said that they had a similar experience in the past
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A Nigerian lady with the Twitter handle @Finallybolu has stirred massive reactions on the platform with her hilarious tweet.
In a post on Wednesday, March 24, the lady asked why a person would wear second-hand clothes (okrika) when travelling abroad, wondering what would happen if the owners see them in the foreign country.
According to Okriks, the word "okrika" which is used for second-hand wear in Nigeria came from a town by the same name, a place people believe the clothes came through into the country.
It was gathered that the word usage started around the 1950s and 1960s and became a 'brand' name for all kinds of foreign used clothes.
Source: Twitter
Many people found @Finallybolu's tweet quite funny as they revealed what they would do if found in such a situation.
See her tweet below:
Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:
@Hiam_Sunshine said:
"That's why I dey like collect receipt. If the real owner see am, I go show am receipt lobatan."
@IfeanyichukwuAO said:
"Loooool. You’re smart!"
@_kanoyinsola said:
"As per na only dem designer design for?"
@Victor440003992 said:
"Hahahaha. It happened to me...I bought okirika (ASDA jacket) and took it to UK for fear of winter. There someone asked me do you work for ASDA? I was like what? I just bought a jacket."
@tunarmania said:
"Funny enough nah Okrika I wear comot naija..Confirm Akube."
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian tailor with the Twitter handle @msruthie_ebony celebrated relocating to the UK on the bird app.
In a post on Sunday, January 10, the young lady shared different photos. The first frame showed the lady and her mother at a Nigerian airport.
The fourth frame had her all dressed up in a coat as she posed at the entrance of a building in the UK.
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Joseph Omotayo writes for the human interest desk at Legit.ng. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University with a degree in Literature in English. He loves basketball and books. He tweets @omotayome.
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