Ghanaian Man Returns Home from Germany to Surprise His Mum in the Village
- A Ghanaian man returned home from abroad to surprise his mother at the market at Akyem Swedru after many years of living apart
- This comes after he paid his mother an unannounced visit at her workplace to see how she would react
- Ghanaians who reacted to the adorable video showered praises on the young man for putting smiles on his mother's face
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A young Ghanaian man who has been living abroad for many years has returned home to surprise his mother.
The young man who was based in Germany drove to Akyem Swedru to see his mother, whom he had not seen for many years.
Source: TikTok
A video circulating on social media captured the moment the young man, identified on TikTok as Afro Bongo, visited the market, where his mother sells, to surprise her.
The elderly woman, who had no idea of her son's arrival, was busy attending to a customer when she noticed him approaching her from afar.
Overwhelmed with mixed emotions, the market woman shouted in excitement, questioning when her son arrived in the country.
The duo hugged and held each other for several minutes, sharing an adorable mother-and-son moment.
"I'm in my hometown, Akyem Swedru, I arrived today, you know, I just flew back from Germany to my hometown because my mother she doesn't have no idea that I'm here in Akyem Swedru. So, I'm going to surprise my mum today, and I can't wait to see how she is going to react, Chale, I'm so excited. So, we are going to see my mum and today is a surprise," he said moments before going to the market.
The adorable reunion video highlighted the young man's close bond with his mother.
Reactions to borga surprising mum at market
The video of the Ghanaian man has gone viral on social media, sparking reactions from netizens.
At the time of drafting this report, the video had racked up over 100,000 likes and more than 4,000 comments.
Source: TikTok
YEN.com.gh compiled a few of the reactions below:
@Abdul Fatah said:
"She is not happy, she thinks a lot because you are hiding your journey from her and she will also think like maybe you see her as an evil person."
@PHILA GH TV also said:
"So sad, some of us lost our moms when we were kids, this was so emotional and I wish my mom was alive.
@Matthew Kwofie commented:
"Chale, cherish every moment with her and make her the happiest mom. How I wish I could hug mine one last time erh. RIP MOM."
Ghanaian surprises his mum at her workplace
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian woman was overjoyed after her son who lived abroad showed up at her workplace.
The woman laughed and gave her son a tight embrace stating that she was not expecting to see him.
Many people who saw the video showered praises on the young man for bringing joy to his mother
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