Victor Boniface Gifts Old Carpenter ₦1.5 Million After His Video Went Viral on Social Media

Victor Boniface Gifts Old Carpenter ₦1.5 Million After His Video Went Viral on Social Media

Raphael Abiola
June 6, 2024 at 9:17 AM
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  • Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface, has shown kindness to an old Nigerian carpenter who went viral on social media
  • The Bayer Leverkusen forward sent a cash gift to the man and the TikTok user who shared the video on the internet
  • The former Bodo Glimt striker's good gesture to the elderly man stirred different reactions from Nigerians on social media

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Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface, has blessed an old Nigerian carpenter with some cash after his video went viral on social media while struggling with his work.

A few days ago, an elderly carpenter's video while working flooded the internet after a TikTok user '@iam__david002' encouraged people to help him out.

The man was spotted struggling to cut the wood pieces with a saw and also finding it difficult to join them together.

Victor Boniface gifts an elderly man cash after his video went viral on social media. Photo: MB Media.
Victor Boniface gifts an elderly man cash after his video went viral on social media. Photo: MB Media.
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According to a report by Yabaleft, Boniface reached out to the TikTok user who shared the video and sent him ₦2 million, asking him to give the old carpenter ₦1.5 million, while he held the remaining ₦500,000 for his actions.

Nigerians applauded the benevolent act the Bayer Leverkusen star showed to the man on social media.

Reactions as Boniface gifts viral carpenter ₦1.5m

@abazwhyllzz said:

"God bless him. But that guy should make sure the money reaches the man oo"

darkskin_ayo said:

"I saw that video and I was like God please I don’t want to make any mistakes that will make my old age like that. Big ups to Victor Boniface for gifting the man; He’s a real one ❤️."

@Iamlizkid1 said:

"Boniface is generous I saw the video may God keep blessing you."

@idrisayomipo said:

"Take it or leave it, every celebrity has something good they do or doing. God bless boniface."

@lumen5000 said:

"The act of kindness met the act of kindness. Congratulations to all of you. Victor Boniface, God bless you."

The former Bodo Glimt striker is currently in the Super Eagles camp ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and the Benin Republic.

Boniface names fastest player in Nigeria squad

Sports Brief earlier reported that Boniface named Ademola Lookman as the fastest player in the Nigeria squad as the team prepares for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Bayer Leverkusen star is in camp after missing the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations earlier in the year due to injury.

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Raphael Abiola
Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over five years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015.