Oxlade Set to Give Viral Protest Woman N500k, Fans React: "A True Representation of Our Reality"

• A woman who participitated in the nationwide hunger protest when it started on Thursday, August 1, went viral
• The woman got criticised for carrying an empty pot to signify hunger but still being able to afford alcoholic beverages as she was spotted holding one
• Amid the ongoing controversy, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, aka Oxlade, has promised to give the lady N500k if found

Nigerians are excited to see how Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, better known as Oxlade, is about to impact the life of one of the hunger protesters.

On August 1, the nationwide hunger strike began, with Nigerians in all parts of the country taking to the streets to express their displeasure with the country's hardships.

Many images went viral, but that of an elderly woman caught the attention of many. In the picture, the woman made a sad face while carrying an empty pot.

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However, some eagle-eyed netizens spotted an alcoholic beverage beneath the pot the woman was holding. This caused her to receive heavy criticism on social media.

In a new development, Nigerian vocalist and music star Oxlade tweeted about the woman. He asked about her whereabouts and promised to give her N500k.

In Oxlade's words:

"Someone please help me find this woman, I’ve got 500k for her."

See his post below:

How peeps reacted to Oxlade's post

Some Nigerian social media users reacted to Oxlade's tweet. Read some comments below:

@BrightIykeIMO:

"She's a true representation of our reality."

@MachalaDoctor:

"No be origin I dey see for her hand so?"

@nihiinn_:

"Find me too abeg."

@iszzyiniho1:

"You DON'T come out and protest. I am so disappointed in you Oxlade."

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@desola__xn:

"500k? You can’t even start from 1M."

@HuncleEby:

"On seeing the post of her with empty pot, I had goosebumps on my body, chai what a nâtion!"

Oxlade is the background voice in Stormzy’s song

Oxlade recently shared an interesting piece of information with fans on social media.

The music star revealed that he was the background singer in British rapper, Stormzy’s hit song, Hide and Seek.

Oxlade shared this with his fans on TikTok, and it raised mixed reactions, with some of them saying it was new information to them.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng