- Victor Osimhen has delivered on his pledge to reward the young boy who gained fame by sporting his iconic facemask in a viral video.
- After coming across the clip on Tunde Ednut’s page, the football sensation wasted no time in enlisting help to locate the youngster.
- Grateful for Osimhen’s generosity, the family expressed their heartfelt appreciation to the Super Eagles star for presenting their son with a generous cash gift totaling N2.5 million
Victor Osimhen, the prolific forward for the Super Eagles, has won over fans’ adoration online with a heartwarming gesture.
He generously gifted a young boy, who sported a mask reminiscent of his own, a significant sum of N2.5 million.
Tunde Ednut, a well-known Instagram blogger, had recently posted a video capturing the young boy adorned in a mask, jersey, and clutching a football, seemingly headed out to join his peers for a game of football.
In the video, voices could be heard in the background teasing the boy as they sweetly referred to him as Osimhen.
The Napoli forward urged Tunde to assist him in locating the young boy.
Tunde Ednut wasted no time springing into action, rallying the support of content creator Eriq Morak and Skitmaker OGB Recent to track down the boy. Their collaborative efforts led to the discovery that the boy is Nigerian but resides in Ivory Coast.
Tunde Ednut, sharing the video of the young boy with his parent wrote;
“I initially thought this little man was Nigerian. You won’t believe we found him all the way in Ivory Coast.
@eriqmorak found him. He lives in lvory Coast.I couldn’t see his message, so he reached out to @ogb recent_ and OGB messaged me. I spoke to the family briefly to make sure it’s the boy.
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Ednut promptly contacted Osimhen, and the footballer generously transferred N2.5 million to him, with the explicit purpose of passing it on to the deserving young boy.
His words;
Yes it is him. I called Victor Osimhen and he asked for the little boy’s account details. He just wants to bless the little boy for dressing like him.”
In a heartfelt video, the parents of the young boy extended their profound gratitude to Osimhen and everyone involved in facilitating the heartwarming gesture.
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