A mother named Chinyere set the internet buzzing about a week ago when she gifted her son, Promise Okoro, a goat during his department’s sign-out ceremony.
In the viral video, many were surprised by the act as she presented the goat to her son, a final-year student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State.
Speaking in an interview with BBC News Pidgin on Monday, the woman said the gift was her way of rewarding Promise for making her proud, obeying her instructions, and staying away from cultism.
She said she had promised to surprise him if he completed his studies without disappointing her.
“I don’t have money for a 4MATIC Jeep, and I love that guy, my son. I said, Let me buy this goat as a gift.
“When he was going to school, I told him not to affiliate himself with cultism and to make me proud by not dropping out. I told him that if he made me proud, I was going to surprise him. He didn’t disappoint me.
“He has been respectful to the family and everyone. He’s a footballer, and I want to prove my love for him. That is why I bought the goat for him.”
According to Chinyere, she spent N120,000 on the goat, adding that she would have paid more if necessary to fulfill her promise.
“I bought the goat for N120,000. I said even if it is N200,000, I will try my best to see that I come with that goat,” she said.
The mother said she was delighted by the students’ reaction as she made her way to her son with the animal.
“As I was walking, they (students) were screaming. I was happy, and I knew my son too was,” she added.