“N8.5m For One”: Businessman Displays Big Black Snapper Fish as Customers Line Up to Patronise Him

A fish seller displayed a large black snapper in a video and said one of them cost as much as N8.5 million.

The man’s video has generated reactions after it was posted on Twitter by Oyindamola Dammie.

In the video, the fish seller was seen in his shop with many black snapper fish on the chopping table.

It looked like the businessman had a cold room as the fish looked fresh and frozen.

Man who sells black snapper fish in Nigeria claims it costs N8.5m

He lifted one of the black snapper fishes and held it up, telling people the price, claiming it cost N8.5 million.

Many customers lined up to patronise him, but it was not clear if the price he said was the truth. Twitter users expressed their doubts.

A check online shows that red snapper, another fish, cost N4,400 per kilogram in Lagos and N4,300 in Abuja.

Watch the video below:

Wait! I been Dey think say this fish guy na bant o, people are really buying N8.5million fish😲? pic.twitter.com/7qZD3otOeL

— Oyindamola🙄 (@dammiedammie35) September 8, 2023

Reactions from Twitter users as man claims fish is N8.5 million

@chrisishiguzo said:

“Make God bless us all with such customers.”

@Timmydennyd said:

“Money for person car em dem wan use chop fish.”

@Oladapomikky1 said”:

“No mind that guy. I sabi him shop. Na pure marketing strategy.”

@Tee_Classiquem1 said:

“People are eating 8.5M fish in a country where almost 50% of the population is struggling to eat twice in a day.”

@Aqualady6666 reacted:

“It’s all a marketing strategy. The hyped-up price is exactly why he’s famous now and it’s working for him. It’s very obvious that’s not the actual price.”