Primary School's Gift to Graduating Pupil Provokes Man as He Storms TikTok to Rant: "Lock Them Up"

• A Nigerian man expressed utter disappointment after seeing the gift that was given to a primary school graduand
• In a video, he showed the child carrying the gift on the road and wondered why a school would present such a gift to pupils
• Mixed reactions trailed the video as some netizens loved the choice of the gift while others criticised the school

A Nigerian man was taken aback when he saw a primary school pupil returning home with his graduation gift.

He posted a video of the child carrying the unusual present and expressed his disappointment over the school's choice of gift.

Man disappointed over pupil's graduation gift

While posting the video, the young man expressed outrage at the gift, which appeared to be a mattress.

The video, shared by @loseyieditz01 on TikTok, showed the pupil proudly wearing a graduation gown while balancing the mattress on his head as he walked along the road.

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The eyewitness questioned the school's decision to give such a gift to its graduands.

"Them suppose go lock this school. See wetin them give graduant. Some school just mad," he said.

Reactions trail pupil's graduation gift

Mixed reactions trailed the video on TikTok with some defending the school's choice while others criticised the decision.

Many took to social media to express their opinions, with some supporting the man's opinion.

@Chocolush22 said:

"Something wey he go use enter secondary school. It’s actually a nice idea for a boarding student."

@TEMIDIRE said:

"I think they paid 25 or 30k for this gift and I'm so proud of the school some pay more than that and they give them one plait of jollof rice."

@Zaynab Temmy said:

"I no go gree oo nah only jollof rice inside white plate and egg we collected in our time, the white plate wey babalawo dey use do soap for clients now the next gift is if you carry 1st, 2nd, or 3rd position and it's 1 yeye 40 leaves exercise book this is cheating ooo mi o ni gba."

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@HollyGee18 said:

"Am sure this boy is very happy. Some of sleep on the mat when growing up. Imagine his siblings will have to beg him before he allow them sleep on itPresido. Oga tia."

@Maryjane said:

"Abeg I no fit laugh graduation wey we dey collect umbrellas and food flask now dem don dey share bed."

@Blessing added:

"My own time I no see gift collect, na so our director wyn us say rain dey fall make we come tomorrow for gift till now we no see gift collect."

@Ola•|•Tomiwa added:

"Parents now decide the gift given to their child during end of year party or graduation. So I'm very sure the parents concluded with that."

@big_mariam_ added:

"My own time na time book wey u go use for the next class them go give u. But now this Change na next year go worst pass."

Watch the video here:

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Woman receives N2k gift at child's school

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian woman got angry with her child's school after paying N10,000 for a party and getting served "small food".

The woman said she got only two plates of jollof rice with small chunks of meat as well as a party gift worth N2000.

Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng