28-year-old widow gets help after Legit.ng's report

28-year-old widow gets help after Legit.ng's report

- A Nigerian lady has received help from Nigerians after she had an interview with Legit.ng

- The lady is a widow who has been selling food on the roadside in Anambra state for years

- Isioma received N150,000 and promise from a Nigerian who vowed to further her catering education

Isioma, a lady in Anambra state, has received help from Nigerians after she told her story in an interview with Legit.ng. The 28-year-old is a widow who lost her husband in 2018 in a fatal car accident.

The widow is a food vendor who sells beans and plantain by the roadside in Awka, the Anambra state capital.

After she did an interview with Legit.ng, two of Legit.ng readers reached out and expressed interest in helping the young lady.

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28-year-old widow gets help after Legit.ng's report
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An anonymous Legit.ng reader from Malaysia sent Isioma money to help her with her business. Legit.ng reached out to her immediately and she shared her thoughts on the kindness of Nigerians.

Isioma who was excited expressed shock that she did not know that Nigerians could help, she also prayed for the man that God would continue to provide for her.

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The lady became a widow in 2018
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The lady received a sum of N150,000 from the Malaysian man who wished to be anonymous. Another reader from Port Harcourt expressed wishes to help Isioma study catering.

During the interview, Isioma who was touched by the kindness cried tears of joy. She shared her story, saying that she grew up an orphan and later married a man who was good too.

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Isioma said she had studied catering
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The 28-year-old promised to use the money given to her well
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Isioma further noted that she has never received such help in her life before. She added a promise to the people who helped her that she would use the money well.

She said that she would use the money to buy equipment that would help her grow her catering business.

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Isioma received N150,000 from a Nigerian in Malaysia and someone promised to further her catering studies
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Watch interview below:

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that a young man had lost wife after quintuplets delivery. The woman had died after she had a cardiac arrest and now her husband needs help to care for his 5 kids.

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Khadijah Thabit (Copyeditor) Khadijah Thabit is an editor with over 3 years of experience editing and managing contents such as articles, blogs, newsletters and social leads. She has a BA in English and Literary Studies from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Khadijah joined Legit.ng in September 2020 as a copyeditor and proofreader for the Human Interest, Current Affairs, Business, Sports and PR desks. As a grammar police, she develops her skills by reading novels and dictionaries. Email: khadeeejathabit@gmail.com