Viral Video Shows How Termites Ravaged Newly Built House in Nigeria, People React
- A Nigerian man has shared an educative post on TikTok, warning people about the dangers of being nonchalant about termites
- In a video, he displayed a newly built house that was already ravaged by termites and shared how it could have been avoided
- His post garnered massive reactions, with social media users sharing their similar experiences in the comments section
A disturbing video showing the devastating impact of termites on a newly constructed house has gone viral on TikTok.
The video sparked concern among homeowners who stormed the comments section with diverse reactions.
Source: TikTok
Man displays new building ravaged by termites
In the clip shared by @israelpainting, he captured a building that had been ravaged by the insects, despite appearing almost complete.
The house, which had undergone screeding, tiling, and other finishing touches, was found to be infested with termites in several areas.
The homeowner was forced to break up the floor to address the issue, incurring unplanned additional costs.
According to the video's poster, the infestation would have been mitigated if action had been taken at the foundation level.
He advised prospective homeowners to be vigilant and take immediate action if they discover termites during construction, rather than risking costly repairs later on.
The narrator explained that termites could spread rapidly if left unchecked, causing extensive damage to structures and leading to expensive repairs.
He urged viewers to take proactive measures to prevent infestations, including researching effective eradication methods and seeking expert advice.
Source: TikTok
In his words:
"This house they have screeded it, they did tiling, they don do almost everything. But the person come discover say termite, this termite dey grow for the parlor and for some places for the house. Just imagine house wey they don do tiling, they come get to break the floor again, go dey find the track wey the termite dey so they go try destroy am.So if you they build right from the foundation, let say for example you buy land, and you see say termite dey your foundation, you must make sure say you destroy am that very level. Like find out on how to destroy am for that very level.
"If not, if you allow am, then you come use your foundation pass am, think say you fit build cover am. Things like this fit happen. It will shoot out more afterwards. If you see this house now, they have done let's say eighty percent of the jobs here. Na just to paint and move it. And e remain maybe do some wiring, they don even do wiring self. So once you see termite like this, take the needed steps, do research, ask questions. Like just try destroy am for that moment wey you do your foundation, eh? If not, if you allow am, this thing dey grow for people parlor, yes, they fit not come out like this oh. You go just dey see am for the walls. So just take the needed measures to destroy am before it reach up there."
Reactions as man displays termite ridden house
Nigerians stormed the comments section to react t to the post.
@omo jesu said:
"Benin adage says na me first you de here na grass take they kill gari."
@Grandpa T asked:
"Hope there are no graves in that property?"
@MADUKAdGREAT said:
"That one na for house wey them no dey stay, period."
@promise ring said:
"I use chemical to destroy them in my compand in my village but the one in Lagos was very hard to kill by my workers."
@Xavier said:
"Omo this termite destroyed my front door I had to replace with a new one."
@𝓟𝓪𝓹𝓲_𝓐𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓪 said:
"Use chemical to destroy it, it always grow in Benin land."
@Tania added:
"You are building in their habitat."
See the post below:
Elderly couple's savings ravaged by termites
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that an elderly couple came to the media requesting help with replacing KSh 48k (N180,964) that had been destroyed by termites.
With public pressure mounting, the Bank of Uganda offered to replace the damaged notes for them.
Source: Legit.ng
