Nigerian man gets promotion in US Army; causes massive stir online
- A Nigerian man, Ayoola, in the US Army, has got much love from Twitter users after he said he got promoted
- Many Nigerians said he is in a better country where his hard work is paying off in great rewards
- There were tweeps who asked him for the recruitment process into the foreign force
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A Nigerian man, Ayoola, on Thursday, January 21, went on Twitter to celebrate his promotion in the US Army.
He said he should have posted about his promotion a week ago when it happened. According to the man, his salary shot up with his new rank.
Many people congratulated him as some Nigerians asked how they could also join the military in America if they want to.
In celebrating his new role, the Nigerian man shared four photos showing him smiling about his new level.
See his post below:
As at the time of writing this report, his post has thousands of likes with over 1,000 retweets. YEN.com.gh compiled some of the reactions below:
@nekybens said:
"Nice one, congratulations dear."
@SammyGanja75 said:
"Congratulation bro . Oya do giveaway for boiz."
@craveforjoy said:
"Congratulations Man. You're fine sha."
Source: UGC
@Afolabi57746139 said:
"Congrats bro. Please be safe there. We are all missing you here in naija."
@didacus_dee said:
"See how fresh a Military man is looking... Everything in Nigeria is just backward and upside down."
@Ladeh96 said:
"Please I need just one thing! Lemme be dusting your cap for you. I am good with cleaning and dusting."
Meanwhile, it was earlier reported that a Nigerian woman working in the United States as a soldier, Sergeant Mary Ehiarinmwain, was awarded the USO's Soldier of the Year 2020.
It was gathered that Mary was selected for the award after rescuing a soldier who was involved in an accident.
Mary did not know that the person she was rescuing was from her unit, the 523rd Engineer Support Company at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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