“Wickedness”: Boy Wastes Over N1 Million Worth of Paint, Sells Empty Buckets for N1K Each, Video Sparks Uproar

“Wickedness”: Boy Wastes Over N1 Million Worth of Paint, Sells Empty Buckets for N1K Each, Video Sparks Uproar

  • A fraudulent Nigerian boy has ignited the wrath of netizens after wasting his employer's buckets of paint
  • The young boy reportedly poured away 60 buckets of paint and sold the empty buckets to some buyers
  • Social media users have reacted angrily to the video, with many insisting that he pays for his bizarre action

A young boy has landed in trouble after stealing and pouring away 60 buckets of paint to sell the empty buckets.

The incident was captured in a video shared on TikTok by @fredtat1, which provoked netizens.

Boy wastes 60 buckets of paint
Boy wastes 60 buckets of paint Photo credit: @fredtat1/TikTok.
Source: TikTok

Boy questioned for wasting 60 buckets of paint

In a sad video, the boy was seen with his hands tied behind his back, and the handles of the buckets he sold were placed around his neck.

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A voice in the background explained the boy's action, stating that he wasted 60 buckets of paint worth N1.5 million.

Unfortunately, he sold each empty bucket for just N1,000 after wasting over a million naira worth of paint.

Expressing his disapproval in pidgin, the man exclaimed:

"This wickedness na highest worst."

Reactions trail video of young boy who wasted employer's paint

Netizens took to the comments section to share their opinions about the boy's actions.

@NurseVee123 commented:

“Make unna sale lam to any of this British people dollar self don cost unna money go comot.”

@Odje David Odje reacted:

“These are the category of people who rule Nigeria- how country want take progress?”

@M frizz:

“If to say na the paint he sell we go understand but as you sell the rubber throw paint sense otilor.”

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@Cindel reacted:

“Those Aboki wey dey buy condem, them dey cause problem, now them buy the rubber for peanut, the suppose band them.”

@diamond commented:

“Him for sale like 2 rubbers of paint, e go reach the amount of 60 rubbers.

@Private_Lesson_With_Me said:

“They only sell codemn – that was why he codemned the paint and sold the rubbers.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a 60-year-old man, Moshood, caught stealing a carton of noodles and beaten, changed his life for the better.

In a video interview with Akin Abolade, Moshood said he stole because he was hungry. When he stated that he had been caught stealing twice, a family member interjected and said he had stolen several times. The family member added that it seemed that he liked stealing without any reason.

His interviewer asked if he had a wife and children at his age, and he said God was yet to provide. As a way of helping, Akin said people contributed the sum of N40,000 to him through his TikTok page.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ankrah Shalom (Human-Interest editor) Shalom Ankrah is a journalist and a Human Interest Editor at Legit.ng with over three years of experience. She has a degree in Mass communication from Alex Ekwueme University. Shalom has worked with reputable news organizations including The Tide and GistReel. Email: ankrah.shalom@corp.legit.ng.