Toba Abiodun, a Nigerian event promoter, has caused uproar in the country with his recent comments regarding hygiene.
He claimed that everyone in Nigeria has body smell when sharing his experience on Instagram after travelling there.
Toba Abiodun recorded his arrival at the airport and shared his opinions about the environment and personal cleanliness of those around him in an internet video.
Since then, his comment has elicited conflicting responses, with numerous social media users disputing the veracity and equity of his assertion.
Some condemned him for generalising and negatively depicting Nigerians, while others acknowledged that environmental conditions and public cleanliness could contribute to body smell.
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Since then, his comments have gone viral, sparking conversations in Nigeria about public cleanliness and personal hygiene.
โThe Body odour is extra, We need to know who is in charge of the Nigerian airport so we can drag him to go view other country airports in Africa, forget Europe thatโs reaching too high ๐โฆThe Nigeria airport is like a war torn countryโs airport, the carousel broken, no WiFi, no light, plenty body odour and everyone is trying to hussle u. Itโs so sad thereโs so much wealth and poverty in the same place I donโt understandโ
Watch video below:
See reactions below:
@flaviabenko: Iโm a flight attendant and landing is Lagos is truly a traumatic experience ๐ beyond shocked because I know you guys have money yet this is the FIRST IMPRESSION you give to new visitors when they land
@sucre_conaco: Tag the minister of aviation cos that falls under his purviewโฆ He listens and would get it fixed
@kamal2070: The way you used to smell too Before you went to overseas ๐
@ola.olugbenga: Don’t you yourself have a body odour? Must you always complain!
@bee_clover: Finally someone said it, my experience at this airport was so frustrating, they were so careless that someone else claimed my bag, on of those uniformed guy supposedly picked it up on behalf of a man without properly confirming if it actually belonged to him,it only took the grace of God and few threats before I could recover my bag from the person, as he was supposedly hurrying to get the next flight to PHC after we landed, they should do better to be honest!
@fionalicious_123: Airport be like where them they rear cows abroad ๐ข
@mwaka_jj: Body odor??well next time bring containers of deodorant
@your.fav_influencer: Hope you went back to Naija with a box full of your expensive perfumes๐ as you dey complain,give people you come across wey get body odour. Thatโs you fixing part of the problem,nor dey complain
@temitharyor: The wifi own off meโฆbecause how do they expect people.coming in to connect with the ones picking them up. It’s dishearteningโฆ..
@maolajide: It is extremely sad. That country is in shambles and itโs not even a curse, it will take another 6 centuries with the right people to have it in a leveled place. I donโt know how the so called leader that travel in and out are able to pass this place when they return and not feel embarrassed because this tells how woeful their government or roles have been.
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