“I Bought It For GHc 37,621”: Woman Narrates How Her Land Is Now GHc 230,000, Nigerians React to Video

“I Bought It For GHc 37,621”: Woman Narrates How Her Land Is Now GHc 230,000, Nigerians React to Video

  • A young man shared a video of a woman who said she invested GHc 37,621 into a piece of land 15 years ago; it is now worth GHc 230,000
  • Voices in the video's background were amazed by what the woman said as she added that she still had the purchase receipt as proof
  • Many people who reacted to the video said the value of N1.5m over a decade ago was more compared to the present time

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A young man (@festussamuel068) shared a video of a woman who said she bought a piece of land for N1.5m 15 years ago.

To show that she was not lying, the woman said she still had the receipt for the purchase. After over a decade, the same land is now valued at GHc230,000.

Investing in land in Nigeria/Great profits in real estate.
The woman said that the land was undeveloped when she bought it. Photo source: @festussamuel068
Source: TikTok

Investing in land pays off

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The woman said it was even farmland she bought then, as she had to put in efforts to clear it by herself.

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Many people who reacted to the video said the woman made a wise decision many years ago with the land investment.

The video had the caption:

"The best investment is land."

Watch the video below:

As at the time of writing this report, the video had gathered over 150 comments with more than 21,000 likes.

YEN.com.gh compiled some of the reactions below:

user 2997 said:

"15 years ago 1.5m. Na rich woman nothing you wan tell me."

IfeanyiObosi said:

"11 years ago, 1.5 million was 11 thousand dollars, now 1.5 million is only $1.987. See how our money has been devalued. Vote wisely."

Ezekiel Ovey Embugushiki said:

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"My boss bought land 6,000 naira as 30yrs ago but now the land is 55 million but he's not selling. Was telling me about land investment to follow up."

Marksman said:

"My mom bought a piece of land in Kano about 20years ago for N40k, she sold it 1m recently...."

official_kaycee3 said:

"My dad bought a land. For 250 thousand when he was 30years Old and now he is 59 and the land is selling for 25m."

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh published earlier that a man shared a video of the house he built for his mother and people were congratulating him.

The young man said only his mother is worth such a big blessing as he showed the painted building. Among the many TikTokers who celebrated him in the comment section was someone who commended the project's roof.

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