Nigerian man whose NYSC parade photo went viral replies critics, says he's doing well

Nigerian man whose NYSC parade photo went viral replies critics, says he's doing well

- A Nigerian man, Umar Ibrahim Umar, has given a befitting response to someone who reposted his NYSC parade photo on Twitter

- Umar said he is happy, a response that came after his photo was used as a meme for bants

- There were tweeps who felt that 'dragging' him for choosing to be passionate about his service was uncalled for

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A young man, Umar Ibrahim Umar, whose National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) snap became an instant meme for his passionate pose has replied a tweep who reshared the photo.

A tweeter user with the handle @MaziIbe_ shared the parade picture, asking people where the ex-corps member is at present.

Hours after on Monday, February 22, Umar replied:

"I'm here. Happy and thankful!"

Many Nigerians who were surprised by his response said they also have a lot of questions to ask him concerning his passion on the NYSC campground.

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His comment section is filled with hilarious opinions and those who said his patriotism is worthy of emulation.

See his tweet below:

As at the time of writing this report, his reply has over 18,000 likes with 5,000 retweets. Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

@Ezzy_Vicky said:

"One thing people don't understand is 'whatever you do, do it well'. Is serving his father's land well now a crime and something to drag about? This app people self, shior."

@ben_idika said:

"Nobody ask whether you dey happy...why you come dey explain."
Nigerian man whose passionate NYSC parade photo went viral finally speaks, says he's doing well
A Nigerian man has received support months after people kept using his photo as a meme. Photo source: @UmarIbrahimUm18
Source: Twitter

@AbuduOfficial said:

"Those shading this guy are not even doing well outside Twitter, but let's just enjoy the bants. Bro, be active on twitter, if you're into a business or something, always post. Just be active."

@GodsgreatG said:

"Going through the comment shows how much a lot of us have become insensitive. We just want to give a savage reply and trend for a few days. What people want for themselves doesn’t count anymore. The guy shouted, is it anyone’s shout, did he borrow anyone’s voice or strength."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young Nigerian lady and ex-corps member, Esther Amarachi Igbo, celebrated her passing out parade with her mother in Anambra who used food (abacha) selling business to send her to school.

Esther bagged a degree in economics at the Abia State University served in St John of God Secondary School in Awka.

The ex-corps member disclosed that her mum is a very strong person, vowing to make her proud in whatever way she can.

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Joseph Omotayo writes for the human interest desk at Legit.ng. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University with a degree in Literature in English. He loves basketball and books. He tweets @omotayome.

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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.