Nigerian Lady Who Paid N500,000 to Secure Job in UK Shares Unexpected Experience: “I Regret It”

Nigerian Lady Who Paid N500,000 to Secure Job in UK Shares Unexpected Experience: “I Regret It”

  • A lady who paid N500,000 to secure a job in the United Kingdom shared her unexpected experience
  • She opened up about why she regretted her action, sharing what she could have used the money to do instead
  • What she said caught the attention of netizens, as some opened up about their similar experiences in the comment section

A Nigerian lady in the United Kingdom opened up about how she paid £250 (about N500,000) to someone to help her secure a job.

She narrated how some Nigerians in the UK who have gotten jobs demand payment from people to help them secure such jobs.

A lady who regrets paying N500,000 to get job in UK narrates unexpected experience
A lady who paid N500,000 to secure a job in the United Kingdom shares her unexpected experience. Photo: @ceentiya_of_abuja
Source: TikTok

In a TikTok video by @ceentiya_of_abuja, the lady shared how she fell for one of such people's schemes.

She said:

“I have fallen for it this year. I have paid £250 to one person for how many weeks class, and I’m sorry to say, I don’t think it was worth it. I really regret doing it. You people will just see something that works for you and you think it would work for every other person and you’d start holding one-to-one… E pain me die cos I’d have used that £250 to go and shop.”

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She captioned the video:

“Please ignore my wig, secondly £250 pain me enhhhhh!!! But we move!!”

Watch the video below:

Reactions trail lady's UK job hunt experience

@Sulaimon Ajibola said:

"My guy paid some people too.. shishi he no see until i started applying himself before he got NHS job."

@being_odi said:

I had multiple job (over 6)and COS options but I will not teach people because our head no be same. Grace differs.

@Bilqis Adeola said:

This might come off wrong but most time it’s desperation and laziness that makes people fall for such. Some of them just got lucky and the next thing they want to milk people. And our people are too greedy they see everything as an opportunity to make money. No empathy

@Vee said:

"Avoid those people always talking up and down on Tikok about nhs role jobs or how to get blah blah blah jobs here in the uk 🇬🇧 all of them are just making contents and trying to gain followers tbh but sha it is well !!!"

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@MsMode said:

"A colleague got a job in NHS and now she's causing havoc. naa so I dey think say and they chose YOU out o everybody? Most recruiters don't know what they're doing. it's luck and grace o. now they dey find ways to end her contract."
A lady who paid N500,000 to secure a job in the United Kingdom shares her unexpected experience
A lady who regrets paying N500,000 to get job in UK narrates unexpected experience. Photo: fhm
Source: Getty Images

Nigerian lady in UK laments unemployment

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian lady in the United Kingdom cried as she posted her application letter online in search of a job.

Many reacted after seeing what she studied in a Nigerian university and the grade she graduated with.

Her viral video and application letter caught people’s attention on social media, and they shared similar experiences.

Source: Legit.ng

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Victoria Nwahiri (Human Interest Editor) Victoria Nwahiri is a Reuters-certified journalist with 5+ years of experience in digital, social media, and print journalism. As a one-time freelancer and full-time journalist, she has extensively covered lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest stories that have impacted and attracted top policymakers. She is currently a Human Interest Editor at Legit.ng and can be reached via victoria.nwahiri@corp.legit.ng

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