UI science student lights up social media, draws Jay Jay Okocha with pencil

UI science student lights up social media, draws Jay Jay Okocha with pencil

- A talented University of Ibadan (UI) student, Toyosi Onayemi, has drawn Jay Jay Okocha and people said he is talented

- The UI student's pencil work was reposted on Twitter by an influencer with the handle @iamdirmax

- Many tweeps in the comment section asked how much he charges if he were to do their portraits with such great details

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A young artist and UI student, Toyosi Onayemi, has got the praise of many social media users after his pencil drawing of African football legend, Jay Jay Okocha surfaced on Twitter.

In the photos shared by a tweep with the handle @iamdirmax, Toyosi was 'captured' in the production process as he focused on drawing his subject.

While the first frame shows the art nearing completion, the third picture has the finished work. There were people who made funny comments about the subject's forehead looking like Nwankwo Kanu's.

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Though he made some art pieces years ago, it marvelled people anew. Tweeps said the art is proof that he is gifted.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

@___AYDONJAY said:

"Omo... You sabi. Too bad na oga JJ be the godfather of STINGY MAN ASSOCIATION."

@AbundanceLovers said:

"You are da*n good, I pray this gets to him, and he rewards you."
UI science student wows people, draws Jay Jay Okocha with pencil
There were tweeps who said he will not be rewarded by the African legend. Photo source: @iamdirmax
Source: Twitter

@Iamdomi3 said:

"Jay Jay no de dash o. My guy stop wasting ur talent and energy drawing him."

@adetunji_01 said:

"Wow. I love this. I really do."

@almond_262 said:

"Omo...some people are talented."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian artist, Kareem Qudus, amazed social media users after he drew Wizkid's Made In Lagos album cover, making an artistic piece with a striking similarity to the real one.

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A Twitter user with the handle @bhadboi_xx shared the photos on the bird app so that the artist's work can have a wider reach.

He, therefore, asked people to retweet the man's art so that it can get the attention of the No Stress crooner.

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Joseph Omotayo (HOD Human-Interest) Joseph Omotayo has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.