“God abeg help me spoil their phones make my husband see work collect” — Woman prays
The video has sparked reactions on social media after a woman appeared to pray for customers’ phones to develop faults so her husband could have more repair jobs.
In the viral clip, which appears to have been recorded during a WhatsApp video call, the man, believed to be a phone repairer, was seen showing his wife several phones he had collected from customers for repairs.
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The woman, who appeared to be at home and lying on a bed, reacted to the phones her husband had collected to repair.
Woman’s unusual prayer sparks reactions
While sharing the recorded video on social media, the woman wrote: “God, abeg, help me spoil their phone make my husband see work collect ooo.”
Her prayer quickly attracted attention online, with many social media users joking about the unusual way she appeared to be seeking more customers for her husband’s phone repair business.
Some users questioned the morality of praying for other people’s phones to develop faults simply because her husband needed more work.
Others, however, treated the post as a humorous reflection of the economic pressures faced by many households, particularly those relying on daily income from small businesses.
The video has since generated various reactions, with several users sharing humorous comments about what could happen if the prayer were answered.
Public reactions
King Gine wrote: “I suppose suppose the person wey pray this prayer, my phone screen don dey shake since, I dey suspect the prayer.”
Dr Signor wrote: “Na prayer be this one? God abeg no answer am o. Make the husband hustle his own work, no be by spoiling another person phone.”
AbidoShaker wrote: “Make your own first spoil. Charity Begins At Home.”
Folaaarr wrote: “That’s not a prayer, that’s an active curse with a business strategy attached”.
Small Prof wrote: “And make thieves break into his husband and steal all the phones, make her husband buy all the stolen phones from my shop.”
Sasuke of Lagos wrote: “Na so doctor dey pray make you and your husband sick, make him for get work..”
Sobola wrote: “For this economy, you dey pray make person phone spoil.”
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