Many users in the comments section accepted the post at face value, drawing sharp conclusions about Nigeria's economic situation. @Kareen_green wrote, "I swear these people (Nigerians) are born retarded, after all that crying, they hop online and start telling us how wealthy they are." Television Continental (TVC) reported that Ajiboye's family members and colleagues gathered in Lagos to pay their last respects. No evidence of a rice shortage crisisDUBAWA found no credible report of Nigerian men publicly weeping over a rice shortage anywhere in the country. The claim, which surfaced against the backdrop of Nigeria's ongoing inflation and rising food prices, has no factual basis.