A final year student has become a viral sensation after dressing as an 'aboki' shoemaker for his institution's FYB costume day. The student, known on X as @olamilekan_45, shared photos of his outfit on June 13, explaining that he went to school dressed as a cobbler for fun and received compliments everywhere.
Details of the Costume
The student wore a brown and tan patterned traditional Hausa/Fulani-style cap, known as a hula, paired with a cream off-white short-sleeved traditional kaftan tunic that reached mid-thigh. He completed the look with black knee-length shorts featuring a subtle checkered pattern and black rubber flip-flops. Under his left arm, he carried a rectangular wooden box and a wooden stick, which cobblers use to announce their presence by hitting the box. He also held a plastic shopping basket with yellow handles, covered with a sack bag, containing folded purple fabric items and what appeared to be a comb or brush, representing cobbler tools.
Social Media Reaction
The tweet garnered over 180,000 views, 4,900 likes, 321 retweets, and more than 200 comments. Netizens were thrilled, with many joking that the student had found his career. @RealTimayo commented, 'You sure say you're from the Yoruba root because I actually saw you that day I was even thinking who allowed the Aboki to enter campus before I remembered it was custom day chai.' @Hoteeee4141 said, 'When I first saw the video on TikTok, I didn't know it was costume day. Bro, you cooked!!' @_HERMichelle wrote, 'For fun. Idk gang you look like this your actual job ??(love the costume).' @mimitwtts_ added, 'E no get weytin you wan tell me, na your side hustle be this. How did you even get hold of the tools?' @DareAyobami11 joked, 'Omo, you need to go back home and tell them to show you your real home.'
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In a similar event, Legit.ng reported that a lady wore a simplified version of her mother's dress during her school's FYB week. Inioluwa, an OAU final year student, dressed like her mother, wearing a sleeveless gown, wrapper, rickety hairnet, eyeglasses, and holding a chewing stick. This was part of the OAU Final Year Brethren Week celebrations, where graduating students participate in costume days.
