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Hook-Up Drama: Benue lady takes mattress after man fails to pay for all-night service

A young woman identified as Blessing has gone viral in Benue State after seizing a man’s mattress when he refused to pay for an all-night service.

The incident, which was captured and shared widely on social media, sparked both criticism and sympathy from the public.

IDOMA VOICE reports that Blessing, a mother of two, explained that after spending the night with the man, he claimed he couldn’t afford to pay her.

Instead, he offered her the choice of either his home theater system or his mattress as compensation.

The man, however, left with the home theater system the next morning, leaving only the mattress behind.

In an interview with activist and humanitarian worker, Ukan P Kurugh, Blessing said: “When the man took me home, after the all-night fun, he said in the morning that he couldn’t pay.

“He told me to either take his home theater or his mattress. By morning, he left with the home theater and asked me to take the mattress and sell it if I wanted. So, I picked the mattress and went outside.”

Blessing further explained that a neighbour saw her and asked what had happened. It was during that conversation that someone captured the scene and posted it online. 

When asked how she ended up in the s3x trade, Blessing revealed a heartbreaking story: “I got into the business after my mum died. She passed away while nine months pregnant. When I was growing up, my father tried to marry me off early, but I refused. After my mum died, my father remarried, and the pressure on me increased. I had to run away.”

Blessing eventually got married, but her marriage did not last.
“I had two kids, but my husband abandoned us. With no other means to support my children, I had no choice but to start this business to feed them and pay their school fees.”

Blessing and activist, Ukan Kurugh

The story took a positive turn when a philanthropist, Adoo Eugenia Ter, brought attention to Blessing’s situation, leading to donations of N500,000 from concerned Nigerians.

This support is intended to help Blessing start a new business and leave the streets behind, IDOMA VOICE reports.

 

 

 

Treasure Orokpo

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