Vendor weeps as men destroy her business after she refuses to date them or sell on credit
A noodle vendor from Delta State, Nigeria, recently took to social media to share how her business has been repeatedly vandalized by a group of men in her community.
According to her, the harassment stems from her refusal to date them or extend credit on purchases.
In a post on her TikTok page, the vendor, identified as Goodness Ovie, shared a video detailing her distressing encounters.
She described how she peacefully runs her business but continues to face mistreatment from the men in her neighborhood, who allegedly retaliate against her for turning down their advances and insisting on upfront payment.
“My name is Goodness Ovie, and I reside in Warri, Delta State,” she began. “I’m sharing this here as a memory bank since my phone has limited storage—I want to look back on this someday.”
Ovie continued, “I’m a small business owner selling noodles at night. These guys in the area constantly destroy my table and items for reasons I can’t understand. This has happened three times now, and I’m at my breaking point. The local chairman and others are not supportive, and the harassment keeps happening because I refuse to date them.”
“Sometimes, when I ask if they’ll pay by cash or transfer, it creates problems. They slap me, threaten me, and often try to beat me up. I’m from another community and live alone, so I try to stay peaceful to avoid conflict.”
The vendor went on to recount how the men regularly break into her storage to steal items.
Despite her attempts to keep a low profile and avoid issues, she finds herself feeling isolated, afraid, and unsupported.
“I’m struggling and exhausted. It’s as though society is set against me, only looking for ways to take advantage. I feel lost, depressed, and hopeless,” she wrote. “If these local leaders continue to turn a blind eye, one day they might even kill me—but I trust God will protect me.”
Following her post, many concerned individuals flooded the comments section to offer support and share words of encouragement.
See some reactions below:
✨Vitamin Of Africa✨: “this is why d first thing I do after change of environment is win d hrt of Area boys,place myself in a place that brings respect to my personality.”
Chinenye Cordelia: “People in this comment section are funny,which on is “win their heart”,this boys are demons.”
spunkyamandi: “am also here in warri and the area boys like me a lot am not from here either were exactly are u in warri.”
WATCH VIDEO:
@prettybigtiny13 My name is Goodness Ovie, and I reside in Delta State, Warri…..I am documenting this memories here because I don’t have storage in my phone and so I can come back to this history later in the future when I get to my destination, I’m a small business owner, I sells noodles at nights, for some reasons I don’t know these niggas around come destroying my table and things I sell everytime, this is happening for the 3rd time and I can’t take it anymore, the chairman around and people around aren’t saying anything favourable to me, this oppression comes often because I refuse dating them sometimes, I refuse selling credits and simply because I ask them if they are paying with cash or transfer, it suddenly bring issues, they slap me most times, tend to beat me up and I get scared because I’m not from the community, I stay alone, I try to be very peaceful because I don’t want to have issues with anyone, I’m helpless, I’ve nobody at my back, several times would they break my mini cupboard where I keep things and steal my stuffs but I never voice out, I try as possible as I can to be peaceful because I’m always walking alone at nights from work, I’m struggling, it so tiring because the society is not encouraging me but looking for ways to take from me and go scot free with it and I’m fed up, I’m lost, I’m losing myself, this people make me go into depression most times😭😭😭😭 I’m not safe anymore, if this chairmen aren’t saying anything reasonable, they might as well kill me one day but my God wouldn’t allow them😭😭
