"N17m Has Been Raised": Nigerians Donate Money to Old Man Who Moulds Blocks, Take Him to Hospital

"N17m Has Been Raised": Nigerians Donate Money to Old Man Who Moulds Blocks, Take Him to Hospital

  • An old man who was spotted working hard under the sun has been blessed with a huge amount of money by kind Nigerians
  • A post on X disclosed that N17 million had been raised for the man who was moulding blocks despite his age
  • The man was spotted working in a bent position, suggesting that he might have a back pain problem but still worked with it

Luck has smiled on a Nigerian man and his wife as kind people have blessed them with money.

A social media post by Ajewole Esq stated that over N17 million has been raised for the man and his wife.

Man receives N17 million donation.
The man was seen moulding blocks, and kind people donated money to him. Photo credit: X/@0oni0fife.
Source: Twitter

It all started when a video showed the man working under harsh conditions despite his old age.

Many people who saw the video pitied him because he was moulding block while standing in a bent position.

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From the way he walked and his posture, many people reasoned that he must have a back problem.

N17 million raised for man moulding block

The latest information posted by Ajewole stated that the man and his wife had been taken to the hospital for a medical check-up.

Ajewole stated:

"17m+ raised. He and his LOML undergoing medical checkups. Thank you all for everything. God bless every hand that made this possible."

See the post below:

Reactions as people raise over N17m for bricklayer

@LifeOfNapaul said:

"I’m 100% sure he is using waste pain to do this."

@Oli_Afunwa commented:

"There are many men suffering like this man. They are everywhere, young and old. Look around; you’ll see men suffering. We don’t have to support only the ones whose sufferings surface on social media."

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@Abigailsam18 commented:

"These are the kinds of people that we should be crowdfunding for once in a while."

@Kendy__x commented:

"His wife is so pretty. God bless you."

@Ayoflagos8 reacted:

"Marry a good partner, ooo. E get why. Imagine wetin both of them don pass through and the woman no leave."

Teacher receives cash gifts

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian teacher who quoted a tweet by Flutterwave started getting monetary gifts from Nigerians on Twitter.

The teacher, Adaobi Amadi, responded to the tweet in which Flutterwave asked people to brag about themselves.

Adaobi quoted the tweet and said she was a good teacher who had not been promoted for 10 years, and two persons sent her N200k.

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.

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