If you’re active on Twitter and Instagram, chances are that you have come across posts, mostly sponsored, from the pages of Glory Osei and Muyiwa Folorunso.
Glory Osei and Muyiwa Folorunso are the CEOs of Divergent Entreprise, which is the mother company to other startups. They include Landlagos, Shapeyou, 234logistics, Casual Becky, Porkoyum, Porkmoney, True Rebel, Hyberfactory and other companies we probably do not know about yet. LandLagos is a real estate agency. Pork Money, on the other hand, is a pig rearing business where investors pay to have pigs reared and processed.
They are also inspirational influencers, with much of their posts on social media involving inspirational quotes for young entrepreneurs.
However, the two popular influencers have come under fire for alleged fraud and maltreatment of staff by their former employees. In various Twitter threads, former employees and alleged victims of fraud shared their experiences working with the two entrepreneurs.
The employees accused the two of running a business that is truly a scam. They revealed in their tweet threads that the government has claims to most of the land their former employers sell to people. They also alleged that Pork Money is, in fact, a Ponzi scheme.
But that was not all. Many more people have come out to accuse the entrepreneurs, who are married to each other, of treating their employees badly. The accusations include toxic work environment, manipulation, corporate slavery, salary deduction and laying off employees over trivial mistakes. According to one lady, a former employee, she got fired for late-coming after the cab she boarded to work was involved in a small accident.
I started working with Divergent Enterprise in June 2019 (position withheld). I didn’t know much about the company and was just excited to work. I also didn’t know Glory and Muyiwa were married to each other. The most popular brand for Divergent is Landlagos.
— Ada (@TherealAda_) October 20, 2019
This story sparked a full exposé on Twitter, and other victims came forward to narrate their experiences.
Lol, I promised myself I would fight my depression without having to drag someone into a mess. But I’m not dragging anyone this is me healing. I am a 20 year old content writer and developer!!! And I have always admired muyiwa and @glory_osei respectively
— Kenny Owen (@_kennyowen) October 21, 2019
Another lady mentioned how working with the two entrepreneurs almost destroyed her life.
Everyone who knows me how much this employment destroyed my entire life. I was an anxious mess. Muyiwa is INSANE and I’m ready
— Suck on my pause (@eOlaaaa) October 20, 2019
Glory Osei issued a statement, which she posted on her blog, Twitter and Instagram, in response to the accusations. Muyiwa Folorunsho, on the other hand, at the time of this writing, has made no comment concerning the issue.
— Glory Osei (@glory_osei) October 21, 2019
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE. pic.twitter.com/TXqy9lMZlk
— Glory Osei (@glory_osei) October 21, 2019