“Trenches in Peckham”: Lady Shows Popular UK Market That Sells Nigerian Food Items, Video Goes Viral

“Trenches in Peckham”: Lady Shows Popular UK Market That Sells Nigerian Food Items, Video Goes Viral

  • A young lady has posted a video showing many African foods on display in a UK market
  • Many people who saw popular Nigerian food items on display in the UK market wondered if the place is not Lagos state
  • An array of cooked delicacies also reminds one of food items that are main fares of Nigerian restaurants

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A young Nigerian lady, Fadekemi, in the UK has shared a video of a market in Peckham as she labelled the place "trenches".

Playing a Nigerian song in the background, Fadekemi showed a place called "The Linda Beauty". She said the salon is quite famous around the area.

Markets in Peckham/Nigerians living in UK.
Many people who reacted to the video said it looks so similar to a Lagos market. Photo source: TikTok/@fadekemi.o
Source: UGC

Lagos 2.0

Moving from the place, she filmed a public restaurant that had Nigerian food on display. Some metres away from that place were common things like tubers of yam and bunches of plantain that are common sights in Nigerian markets.

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She also showed a mother who backed her baby like a Nigerian parent. Many people said that it looks exactly like a market in Lagos.

Watch the video below:

As at the time of writing this report, the video has gathered over 100 comments with close to 4,000 likes.

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

E + M said:

"I might sound crazy but Peckham sound like a place would vist."

amarachi said:

"Ojulegba 2.0."

SN wondered:

"Is this not Nigeria??"

Esso said:

"Yourba is the first language of Peckham."

Ifewill said:

"I feel like I’m watching some nature documentary."

Martha Chinegbo said:

"this place na Oshodi UK branch."

Tik Toker said:

"So you mean to tell me pe this is not balogun market."

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Sofia asked:

"What’s the food place from first video called???"

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh has reported in an unrelated story that a young man named iamtrinityguy, who is becoming popular on Facebook especially with his prank videos has gotten some social media users unhappy with his latest one.

In the video that is heaping massive reactions, the gentleman who saw a lady walking calmly by the roadside pretended to have seen a scorpion walking on her.

The unsuspecting lady, out of fear, cried out for help and also ended up removing her wig as well as the shirt she was wearing, after which she fled for her life without realizing it was all a prank.

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