A young Nigerian student stunned many social media users as a video shows the Amala he brought to school and ate during the break hour due to the inability to afford rice.

This is contained in a video captioned: “Rice is expensive and we can’t do anything but eat what we can afford 😂😂😂 My students with the doings! Life of a Corper.”

Video:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMMYmr2S1/

In the said video, the student could be seen seated comfortably on his seat as he eats his Amala with soup while his classmates watch.

He dipped the Amala into the bowl of soup carefully placed on his leg while some of his friends surrounded him in surprise at the menu he brought to school.

Not long after the video made its way to social media, concerned individuals stormed the comment page of the post to share their thoughts.

See some reactions below:

Vicky24: “Wen I was learning wrk I normally carry swallow to wrk,Bt wat surprise me is dat people wey bring rice go still Dey beg me food.”

Ibadan Footwear Vendor: “this is Olive metropolitan School at oloola. I once taught there. awesome.”

nursing with tina: “The day I took Eba to school in primary school, it wasn’t funny the whole class was shouting Eba Eba omooo I ran 😭 with my food.”

EllaUdo: “everybody is saying they did it,, forgetting that this present kids don’t understand things that way, they’ll always feel friends will laugh at them.”

Victor Nwose: “to carry swallow go school no just start today o,in d 90s me de carry fufu and afang soup go school. ask men dem go tell u.”

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I don't understand why people are shocked. Aren't Amala and Ewedu good edibles?

Much ado about nothing...

What is news about this?

Sign of a go-getter. He simply brought to school what they can afford without giving his parents complain.

Good one, it can't be me sha. I remember I always wanted to outshine everyone at the detriment of my parent's pocket. Good old days

Nothing like odd food again. Even if it's pap and akara your hand reach carry go school, carry go!!!

A spoon of rice now is 400 naira. How many will fill a boy of this age stomach?

EreluRoz:
Sign of a go-getter. He simply brought to school what they can afford without giving his parents complain.

Good one, it can't be me sha. I remember I always wanted to outshine everyone at the detriment of my parent's pocket. Good old days

Have you stopped ripping your parents?

Jewessgratitud3:
Nothing like odd food again. Even if it's pap and akara your hand reach carry go school, carry go!!!

A spoon of rice now is 400 naira. How many will fill a boy of this age stomach?

We are going back to the days of our forefathers, after all rice was never our main dish