Nigerians have taken to the micro-blogging site, Twitter to react to the story of a girl touted to be a mermaid by some students found at the female hostel of the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
YaahooJournalist had reported earlier that trouble started after the girl identified as Blessing who is being squatted by one Miss Olamide in Fagunwa hall, had a misunderstanding with her roommate.
Giving a summary of the incident, an anonymous writer wrote: “A girl named Blessing who is being squatted by Olamide in Fagunwa hall had a misunderstanding with her. The misunderstanding was caused by a missing wristwatch. Upon losing her necklace, Olamide suspected Blessing and immediately sent her packing from the room and also wrote long notes stating and threatening her not to ever mess with the Marine spirits frankly stating that she is one of them.
“This statement and notes written by the “mammy water” sparked speculations that she was an actual water goddess. Her roommates said that: 1. She only baths in the morning.
2. Upon waking, her bed is always soaked.
3. She wakes up to soak and pour water on her leg.
4. Praying to a necklace over her bed every morning.
“These statements provoked her roommates who dragged her outside while still emphatically insisting that she’s a mermaid.
“These frustrations caused her (mammy water) to reveal that the missing necklace (the one that causes fight) makes her turn into a fish. After these confessions, the Able-bodied Alpha base were then invited into the hostel to lead her out.”
UNILAG Students panic as they claim a student turned to a mermaid in Fagunwa Hall. pic.twitter.com/ycg5LYD82F
— Ify Etoniru (@Waynetipsy) October 22, 2019
On the other hand, an anonymous UNILAG student who is believed to have come in contact with the reported Mermaid said: “I saw her tail. It’s actually real, her tail was gold and big but she turned back before alpha base came to carry her.
“The girl doesn’t allow people to pour water on her or take pictures of her, she acts weird.”
Read some of the reactions below…
So you’re telling me the mermaid leaves her 3 bedroom flat in the lagoon to Unilag everyday for 4 years just to get a BS.sea?
— SHILE 💎 (@OlaTheOG) October 22, 2019
Unilag students are just the best.
Someone said ‘if you see the mermaid, her royal majesty'
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Call anyone you know that stays in New Hall. 😁😁😁😁— alajo of unilag😎 (@Femioshi1) October 22, 2019
What’s wrong with a Mermaid being inside Unilag? I thought the degree they were offering was Bs.sea? 🤷🏾♂️
— PreshiOloye || DJ Cuppy Future Husband (@dewalepresh) October 22, 2019
😂 😂 😂 when all you people watch is legend of the blue sea and aquaman. Why won't you see mermaid? pic.twitter.com/uROtPJV6jp
— Fanessa and 77 others (@Fanessahh) October 22, 2019
full story behind the unilag mermaid story being spread around pic.twitter.com/cIo4aoZ0Ak
— thelagosconcubine (@lujearthurian) October 22, 2019
A young girl named olumide made a confession that she is possessed with marine spirit , the whole of unilag came out with cameras and declared her a mermaid and treated her like an outcast even bringing security on her .
Now sit back relax and reflect on this.
Was that fair ?
— IgboMade (@volqx) October 22, 2019
I just got info on WhatsApp. Apparently, when they poured water on her during a fight with some roommates, her hair turned green… Zlatan style. Prior to which he had threatened them that she was a mermaid and that she'd deal with them. This gist has me in stitches 🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Mazi Efam ™ (@iefamharris) October 22, 2019
”She said she's a mermaid and they poured water on her head,
Her hair became green”
Ayiiiiiii Zlatan without water resistanceUnilag ma pa mi naw 😭
— Trouble Maker 😒(G.O). (@ObongRoviel) October 22, 2019
Nobody:
Fagunwa girls: Nwanem if you see the mermaid pic.twitter.com/ASFuG6L7Ty
— Jollof Daddy (@partyjollof_) October 22, 2019
