A Nigerian man has taken to social media to express his frustration after an encounter with a woman who breaks rocks for a living. The influencer, known as @Wizarab10 on X, shared a post detailing the amount the woman allegedly earns from her labor-intensive work.
Rock Breaker Shares Earnings
According to the influencer, he met the woman in Jos, Plateau State. In a video he posted online, he is seen bending down beside her as they converse. He then revealed that she breaks rocks for a living and disclosed the amount she told him she makes.
In his post, @Wizarab10 wrote: "I met this lady in Jos. She breaks rocks for a living. I asked her how much she makes from doing this, and she said N50k per tipper."
Influencer Reacts to Earnings
The influencer expressed shock and anger at the figure, calling it gross exploitation. He added: "I shock! This is gross exploitation. I was angry on her behalf. N50k????"
He further explained in the comments: "It takes about a month to fill the tipper. She is basically making less than N2k a day."
Online Reactions
The post quickly went viral, drawing numerous responses from social media users who shared their thoughts on the matter.
- @chrisdadiva commented: "N50k per tipper ke!! Se na the normal tipper wey we know Abi na another one ? this is gross exploitation."
- @agbe_ere noted: "Normally in Nigeria the efforts and hardwork of the poor are always underpriced. Sha remember to sleep for atleast 8hrs everyday."
- @stanleyjonas added: "Somebody will spend more than that over just a meal at a spot this weekend. And yet another will break rocks almost the whole day with back breaking efforts just to make that amount in 30 days."
- @Faithee_ijiga shared: "The sad reality in Nigeria is that, 90% of employed citizens are paid 30% or less salary of their work value. Imagine being paid N30 for a job of N100. But that is the case in Nigeria."
- @jatoo2k said: "There's this tale about a professor of mechanical engineering whose neighbour is a widow that manually breaks stones to feed her children. This are things that small machinery could've handled for her but our Profs are busy with politics and rigging elections for politicians."
- @August10_10 added: "Her palm will be very strong, it was in Jos I first saw women doing concrete work, asing women carry cement on the head and climbing upstairs, where I came from back then, na water women d fetch for building area."
- @0xBenscrypto noted: "It’s not exploitation in anyway. These stones or in 2 classes - hand crushed and machine crushed. The hand crushed sells for around 65k from the tipper guys while the machine crushed is more expensive selling for around 150k or there about."
Context and Similar Stories
In a related story, a Nigerian man living in Canada shared his monthly earnings and expenses, highlighting how most of his income goes to rent, transport, and food, leaving only a small amount remaining. Additionally, a 31-year-old POS agent cried out online about his struggles, stating he still lives with his parents, earns N500 daily, and is in debt but hopes to improve by learning a skill.
