Businessman Refuses to Settle Apprentice After 7 Years, Accuses Him of Stealing
A Nigerian businessman has been slammed after he refused to settle his apprentice after 7 years.
The businessman had opted to give the apprentice N1m, while accusing him of stealing N18 million.
A video of the encounter was shared on X.
According to the posts, the young man had served under the traditional Igbo apprenticeship system known as *Nwa Boi* for seven years.
He was supposed to be settled at the end of the seven years, however when the time came, the businessman refused to settle him and instead accused him of stealing.
However, many people who knew the boy came to his defence stating that he’s innocent.
Some claimed the businessman intentionally didn’t want to settle the boy that’s why he made the allegation of theft.
See some reactions below:
@ArizonaNwa11083: “I experienced this first hand and our contract was he would open same business for me but after 10years he gave me 3.4m but thank God I didn’t sleep on it even though it wasn’t easy.”
@Pekuliapers: “Thank you all for speaking up and for standing up for him, an injustice to one ,is an injustice to all …. The next oga will think twice before doing this kind of nonsense next time.”
@agentpukka: “It is good they all stand in 1 accord to reject this. Other ogas will learn & never try that in future.”
@WisdomUgo147: “It’s good to be good Imagine this crowd fighting for this boy It means the boy is actually a good person.”
@nk_dok888: “Can’t the boss and his apprentice have written agreement of how is to be paid after years of service, or at least, a range of how much he’ll be paid.”
@micvic95: “Igbo people keeps helping and empowering themselves in capital project wilhilee my own Yoruba tribe keeps empowering themselves with bigotry, sentiment and religious menace.”
@johnswag004: “Igbo men Wicked na why them no day out boys through when they make am I swear I hate my people for this particular lifestyle.”
WATCH VIDEO:
UPDATE: Oga’s ₦1m offer after years of service which sparked outrage that lead to protest , now accuses Nwa Boi of stealing ₦18m after 7 yrs of service; Onitsha Electronics Market traders rally behind boy, term oga’s accusations baseless.! pic.twitter.com/oiUs2iKr1N
— PB (@Pep_Boxx) May 23, 2025
