Chinyere, the mother of a final-year student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State, has explained why she presented her son, Promise Okoro, with a goat during his department’s sign-out ceremony.
The unusual gift was captured in a video that later went viral, showing Chinyere arriving with the goat and presenting it to her son amid cheers from students before embracing him.
Chinyere, speaking with BBC News Pidgin, said the goat was her way of celebrating Promise for making her proud, following her instructions and avoiding cultism throughout his studies.
She said she had earlier promised to surprise her son if he successfully completed his education without disappointing her.
“I don’t have money for a 4matic jeep, and I love that guy, my son. I said, let me buy this goat as a gift.
