A Nigerian woman has provoked significant outrage on social media after admitting she gave her mother’s monthly stipend to a stranger for several months without noticing.

The lady, who posted her story on X (previously Twitter), claimed that the issue began earlier this year and was only recently discovered, leaving many people stunned.

In her message, the woman claimed that she had been transferring ₦100,000 to the wrong bank account for her mother every month since January.

According to her, the recipient’s account name matched her mother’s, making the error difficult to spot at first. However, the destination bank differed from her mother’s typical account.

She stated that the problem began when she accidentally chose instead of while selecting the bank from her app’s dropdown menu.

“I saved the beneficiary name once and kept sending money month after month,” she wrote.

The emotional twist in the story occurred when she realised that her mother had quietly endured months without receiving the expected help.

Rather than voicing concerns, her mother allegedly felt her daughter was experiencing financial difficulties and chose not to complain.

She changed her lifestyle, cut back on costs, and kept silent during the period.

Many Nigerians have expressed compassion for the mother’s acts, calling them both kind and painful.

Equally notable is the involvement of the mystery recipient, who allegedly received the monies on a constant basis without raising any suspicions.

The woman questioned why the guy did not alert the sender or the bank despite the repeated transactions.

“While a complete stranger was cashing out like it was their salary? No call, no warning. Nothing,” she wrote.

Her message ended with a question that has already gone viral: would others in the same situation come out or keep getting the money?