A young woman working in Egypt has shared her frustration after her brother rejected the ₦50,000 she sent to support his wife’s medical care, insisting he expected between ₦500,000 and ₦1 million simply because she is “abroad.”
The woman, the youngest of seven children, explained that her brother reached out urgently, asking for financial help to take his wife to the hospital. Despite her limited earnings, she sent what she could.
Brother demands higher amount
However, her brother dismissed the amount, assuming she had far more money because she is outside the country.
She revealed that she works in Cairo as a househelp, earns about ₦230,000 monthly, and sleeps in the kitchen of her employer’s home where her belongings are also kept.
Lady recounts financial struggles
She added that she recently finished repaying the debt owed to the person who sponsored her travel, leaving very little savings.
Her words in part …
“I came from a family of 7 and I’m the last. My brother’s wife got sick and he pleaded that he needed money to take her to the hospital. I sent this man N50K. He said he was expecting between 500K to 1 million. Where I wan see am? Dey think say as I dey abroad I dey see money. Na just Egypt I dey. I dey Cairo dey do househelp. I’m sleeping in the kitchen my bags are in the kitchen..De money dey tree I dey pluck am. De worst part of it is that someone sponsored me here and I just finished paying.”
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A lady expresses her frustration after her brother reached out, saying his wife was sick and needed hospital care. She sent 50k, only for him to say he expected 500k-1m since she’s “working abroad.” Sadly, she works in Egypt as a househelp, earning 230k a month and sleeping in… pic.twitter.com/P99n8IEmuO
— 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐆𝐑𝐍 (@AsakyGRN) November 27, 2025
