“All the girls on Snapchat are for sale. If you have a girl you’re talking to, and she’s on Snapchat, she’s for sale,” a masked man said, speaking directly to the camera.
In a nearly three-minute video clip from Just a Nigerian Man making the rounds on X, the anonymous speaker warns men never to take girls they meet on Snapchat seriously. He described the app as its own “world” and a literal “market” where quick hookups are just a few chats away.
He explained that Snapchat functions like a transactional platform. The high snap scores, streaks, private stories, and disappearing messages make it easy for casual and often paid encounters. 
According to him, most girls actively using the app for scores and chats know the game. They sometimes send nudes or engage in paid arrangements.
To make his claims credible, he admitted to being a part of the ‘market,’ making money from it himself by “posting girls” and managing others who facilitate meetups. He added that some “big boys” in Lagos are reportedly willing to pay millions for same-day arrangements.
All this without proof.
He, however, acknowledges a small minority (roughly 15% according to him) use it innocently for photos and videos only. Mr Masked Guy insisted that the serious users chasing engagement turn it into something else, like a marketplace.
The video has racked up thousands of likes, reposts, and hundreds of replies, but it is more surprising that many men agree to this stereotype emphatically.
We’ve always known these social media apps to bring to your feed what you engage with, but Mr Masked guy and many men in the comments section don’t see it that way.
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Many Men are in Agreement
“Most girls you call good girls; come to Snap and you will see them share their nudes like it is APC shege,” one wrote in the comment section.
Some did not hesitate to drop stories of girlfriends with high snap scores, random DMs, and “private chefs,” implying discreet arrangements. Some shared screenshots of their feed, showing what it looks like, supporting Mr Masked Guy’s claims.
“If your serious date takes Snapchat as her best app, dump her; she’s not yours anymore.”
The controversy goes into broader discussions around dating, economic pressures, social media validation, and trust in relationships. Snapchat’s fleeting nature, with the use of messages that disappear fuels suspicions of hidden activities.
In the usual X tradition, this is not the first time this has come up. Similar discussions have gone viral before, with stories of transactional interactions on the app making rounds on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. While no comprehensive data supports the “all” claim, anecdotal evidence and economic realities in Nigeria make the conversation resonate for many.
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