Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis! Outrage As Well-dressed Man Caught Stealing Bread (Video)

By Abioye Benjamin

A young man has found himself in trouble after an unsuccessful attempt to steal a loaf of bread, as captured in a viral video shared on X (formerly Twitter).

In the video posted by @instablog9ja, the man, dressed neatly in a blue long-sleeve shirt and carrying a backpack, is seen standing in front of a bread seller. While pretending to ask for the price of a loaf, he slyly places another loaf into his bag without the seller noticing.

The woman, unaware of his actions, mistakenly believes the missing bread was taken by a previous customer.

However, a bystander recording the incident on his phone spotted the theft and approached the man. As the bread seller began to realize something was wrong, more onlookers joined in to help uncover the truth.

At first, the man denied the theft, but as the person filming came closer and confronted him—slapping him—he eventually confessed.

Seeing that he had been caught, the man returned the stolen loaf. Despite the tension, the crowd urged the man who slapped him to forgive him, as the bread had been returned.

The incident has sparked widespread reactions online, with many surprised that a well-dressed young man would resort to stealing bread.

Responsible-looking man nabbed after he made a loaf of bread disappear
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— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) September 4, 2024

See some reactions below:

@DanielRegha: Stealing is wrong, it will never be justified; But a well-dressed man stealing bread also goes to show how there’s serious hunger in Nigeria. Sadly, crimina! activities like this might get worse if our leaders don’t get a quick reality check & start delivering on their campaign promises. People are really suffering.

@iam_flourish_uk: Looking at him I’ll just make sure he apologizes and buy him the bread coz clearly he’s hungry. Not everything we go de rush judge and do justice.. you behind the camera 📷 have committed sins worse than his .. smh 🤦‍♂️

@pawpawsk: Man just wants to eat..
But he could have taken a smaller one sha..

@Nedu1313: Abeg make them
Find this man for me i get small bar for am

@RobertAndrew30: The werey fit dey among people wey support Tinubu like that

@Abdulfatah_B: Magicians are no longer safe on the street. Why?

@ObianujuMenkiti: The politicians who steal billions are walking freely. And this same man will see them pass and do nothing.
But he has power and might to discipline a bread seller who obviously is HUNGRY…
SHAME ON YOU.
NO DISRESPECT TO DIGNITY AND HONEST LIVING BUT WHATS THE WAY OUT ?

@Irunnia_: Fuel don cost. If na during Jonathan era dey for don burn him 🤣

@Tooshugary4U: Una don start, make person no do this one for my Mama shop ooo

@skye_wonder: Very embarrassing moment for him

@harrisonJNIOR: That Man got tired of winning bread

@MESIGO422: Nigeria don they better oo before na tire and fuel. Thank God. The hunger don they touch everybody

@Emi_bibe: Chai he’s hungry. Feel sad for him

@Chartswithmax: Bro nah just bread nau
Why embarrassing d man 🙄
I’m not justifying his action o but nah Human being we be and nah this country all of us dey
Hunger is everywhere, Moreover nah food him thief so definitely it’s hunger issues
Make we dey reasonable sometimes abeg

@bunmi_speaks: Not condoning stealing, but I wish Nigerians were this hostile towards their politicians who have stolen their collective wealth wholesale, and who continue to do so for no reason at all. But no, they hail these crïmïnals whenever they come in contact with them and treat their fellow 0ppressed like the worst humans on earth for doing the same thing just to survive. What a pity. I won’t be surprised if they’re under a heavy spell.

@lokofromekiti: This economy no be anybody mate, hunger Dey everywhere

@alakowee: Oh no, this breaks my heart. There’s hunger in the land. What if his children has not eaten for days?
After shouting on him, I’ll just buy him a bread. Chai!