A young Nigerian man has captured widespread attention online after sending an emotional plea to Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, begging the footballer to adopt him as a son. The JAMB candidate, who uses the handle @heisdania on social media, explained that he lost his father at a very young age and has been struggling to fund his university education.
Plea for Adoption and University Support
In a post that has gone viral, @heisdania addressed Osimhen directly, writing: 'Hi dad ? @victorosimhen9 they say a closed mouth is a closed destiny. I lost my father at a very young age, still yet to go to the university. Please can you adopt me, dad, so I can get to the university? I registered for JAMB this year with the money I saved ??.' The candidate also shared his WAEC results to demonstrate his seriousness and academic readiness.
Social Media Reactions
The post quickly garnered numerous reactions from social media users. User @HeisPERRI asked: 'Which school do you plan on applying for?' Another user, @Zaddylee0, offered assistance: 'I see say you wan go Lasustech, if you don see funds, I can give you contacts there, that will make the admission process easy for you… the little I can do.'
@okaibedi advised: 'Again, put a face to your profile so it’s easy for him accept you should be decide !!! All the best my brother! You’d be great and when you do, don’t pay back evil with evil!!!'
@auj87 shared personal advice: 'My advise is don't listen to anybody that is telling you to change your dream course, I am talking from experience. You might find it difficult to cope with the new course. Everybody is different but please just go for what you love.'
@larbee99 offered practical guidance: 'Guy go hustle first. Learn one skills like phone engineer. Even you later enter school, you go dey use ham to chop and manage yourself. Without supporters in school nah sufferless you go see ooo.'
Context: Top JAMB Scorers and Scholarship Stories
In a related development, Legit.ng reported that a 16-year-old candidate from Ogun State, Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin, emerged as the highest scorer in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) with an aggregate score of 372. Her outstanding performance attracted widespread praise.
Additionally, a University of Ibadan student recently shared how he gained admission to study Medicine and Surgery after several attempts at the JAMB examination. He revealed that he scored 330 in JAMB and 79 out of 100 in the University of Ibadan Post-UTME, which helped him secure admission into his dream course.
