A Nigerian lady was left in shock after making a bizarre discovery inside her savings box, which she had been diligently funding for months.

According to a TikTok video shared by user @adejoke4761, the young woman had been saving money consistently and decided to open the box to check her progress. To her utmost surprise, instead of the cash she had been putting in, she found neatly cut pieces of paper shaped like money.

Visibly frustrated, she explained that she had been saving with real cash and couldn’t understand how papers ended up inside the box, especially since she lives alone.

The strange revelation quickly went viral online, sparking widespread debate and reactions in the comments section:

• Ọmọ́bùkọ́lá 🇳🇬: “Who and who and who is living inside that house 👮.”
• OYINTHEMODEL: “Lie say no be you cut that paper inside 🌚.”
• CLOTHE PRODUCER IN ABIA STATE: “U first open am collect your money come put carton.”
• PEDICURIST IN ENUGU✅: “Wait!!! Una never hear say some people wey dey make the box dey use charm steal from am?? 😂😂”
• BhidhexNaNa🌹🌺: “Nah ur siblings… please don’t be surprised, it has happened to me before 😭😭.”
• idiongo_abasi: “If you buy a saving box from sellers, some use jazz on it. Best option is to make yours or have a carpenter build it in your presence.”
• leemah.events: “This happened to me too. Mine was even an iron kolo! I found nothing inside after 2 years of saving 😭😭.”
• Thaylhur: “I can’t say you’re lying, it happened to me as well. I lived alone too. Was expecting at least 250k but only saw 7,250.”

The viral story has now fueled conversations about the mystery surrounding traditional savings boxes (popularly called kolo), with many advising people to be cautious about where they buy them.