Ibuka was a 12-year-old orphan who lived on the streets of Aoyi, in Lagos. He was small for his age, with thin arms and bright, sharp eyes that noticed everything. While other children went to school in clean uniforms, Ibuka woke up under an abandoned kiosk near a big mango tree. That was his “room.” He washed his face with a little water, picked up his dirty black tray, and went out to sell sachets of water by the roadside.
His parents had died when he was very young. Since then, he had no home, no family, and no one to care if he ate or not. Every day he shouted to passing cars, begging them to buy water so he could get enough money to eat something. He had learned how to smile even when his stomach was empty, how to run when police chased street kids, and how to keep quiet when people insulted him. Still, he believed there were kind people in the world. Most days, Ibuka sold water near a tall white gate on Bordeon Road. Behind that gate was a….Read Full Story Here………
