Nigerian Woman Mistakenly Uses Laughing Emoji To Announce Death of Her Step Mum on WhatsApp Status

• A Nigerian man said his mother wanted to announce the death of a relative on WhatsApp and she made a mistake
• The man said his mother's stepmother passed on and she wanted to announce it to her contacts on WhatsApp with an emoji
• However, instead of using a crying emoji, the woman made a mistake and used a laughing emoji which has gone viral

A Nigerian woman is trending online due to how she announced the death of a family member.

The woman lost her stepmother, but the way she announced it on WhatsApp attracted the attention of netizens.

The woman's son, @big_western_ said on TikTok that his mother wanted to include a crying emoji in the post.

However, instead of the crying emoji which has sad tears, the woman used the laughing emoji, thereby confusing her audience.

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She could not differentiate a crying emoji from a laughing emoji.

The video is captioned:

"Your mom misplaced laughing emoji for the crying emoji."

When his son reminded her that there was a mistake in the emoji she used, the woman said she thought the two were the same thing since they all had tears.

Watch the video below:

Reactions as mother announce death of family member

@Xoxo, Benny said:

"E family members go con Dey suspect am."

@Her said:

"Water dey eye abi e no dey?"

@big corner stone said:

"My mom did the same when she lost her husband."

@Delight_Creamy_Parfait said:

"Immediately I saw that status I burst laugh."

@Anita said:

"You no dey see water for her eyes."

@Bobby Prada said:

"You no Dey see water for eye."

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@marylee said:

"If na me view that status I for laugh."

@Liah said:

"You no dey see water for eye?"

Dog mourns its owner

A dog became really sad and even looked sick after the death of its owner, sparking concern among netizens.

The dog was seen shivering and whimpering in a video shared by a family member of the deceased.

Some sympathetic netizens who saw the pet dog said it should be taken to a vet as it may be suffering from distemper.

Source: Legit.ng