A young Nigerian student stunned many on social media when he brought rice to school and ate it during break time due to his inability to afford other meals.
This is contained in a video captioned: “Rice is expensive and we can’t do anything but eat what we can afford 😂😂😂 My students with the doings! Life of a Corper.”
In the said video, the student could be seen seated comfortably on his seat as he eats his Amala with soup while his classmates watch.
He dipped the Amala into the bowl of soup carefully placed on his leg while some of his friends surrounded him in surprise at the menu he brought to school.
Not long after the video made its way to social media, concerned individuals stormed the comment page of the post to share their thoughts.
See some reactions below:
Vicky24: “Wen I was learning wrk I normally carry swallow to wrk,Bt wat surprise me is dat people wey bring rice go still Dey beg me food.”
Ibadan Footwear Vendor: “this is Olive metropolitan School at oloola. I once taught there. awesome.”
nursing with tina: “The day I took Eba to school in primary school, it wasn’t funny the whole class was shouting Eba Eba omooo I ran 😭 with my food.”
EllaUdo: “everybody is saying they did it,, forgetting that this present kids don’t understand things that way, they’ll always feel friends will laugh at them.”
Victor Nwose: “to carry swallow go school no just start today o,in d 90s me de carry fufu and afang soup go school. ask men dem go tell u.”
saliu onaolapo sekinah: “yam flour sef don cost na rich man pikin dey chop amala for this economy.”
brytecy: “I used to give my son all sorts of swallow to school including pounded yam and that makes him feel standout in his class.”
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