A US-based Nigerian man stirred reactions on social media after he shared photos of the sleeping boxes many individuals who recently Japa (migrated) sleep in.
The man known as ‘The Loaded Man’ on Facebook posted the pictures while recounting his early days of Japa.
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According to him, he paid $80 to sleep in one of the boxes, which had no extractor fan, for eight hours in New York, USA, because of the high cost of lodging in the city.
He said he was instructed to go in with an alarm that buzzed when his time was up.
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The man revealed he went in there as late as 11:00pm so he could sleep till 7:00am.
As one person leaves, they take out their bedsheet, and another person goes in to also sleep.
See reactions:
@kunlezdonk: “This is what they call mortuary standard 😂.”
@next_autos: “If you have a roof above your head ,you don’t know what God has done for you❤️🙌.”
@chi.wendu: “My claustrophobia won’t let me.”
@ninasmeatng: “Na morgue pattern be this oh.”
@adufeade: “Sleeping box ke. Mewa is happening.”
@chef_ivyjones1: “New York is for the famous 😂😂 Don’t go live there if you’re not rich rich 🤑.”
@tbounce_: “Make the sleeping box b half of this room, i go still japa 😒.”
@ugosco_1: “Tell us what part of New York is this?”
@iamcertifiedak: “No be mortuary thing be this?”
@olatunde_omoakin: “Osunmo mortuary ojina si embalm 😂.”
@baronbigname: “Nah all this thing’s the make me question my japa plans.”
@okm_herbal: “What?? I cannot even imagine how it will be when you have children.. ha!😮.”
@rahdamson_website_developer: “Wow. Some people have really paid their dues o and now they are enjoying. Wow you tried man. 💪🏾.”
@man_to_machine__316: “I’ll be sleeping in the sleeping box with an Axe just in case someone locks me from outside but is all this stress necessary just to go and start from scratch in the name of greener pastures 🦦.”