Human on the Street
‘I am not happy begging with my five kids, but we have no choice’
Aisha Aminu, from Gwarzo Local Government Area of…
‘We pray for Yoruba people, they feed, clothe, shelter us’
After the loss of her husband and her…
Area boys reopened my wound with belt, stole my N3,200 —Lagos homeless beggar
Elvis Obiasu, a young man in his early…
It is not true that we sell alms collected to money doublers —Beggars
Hussaina Muhammed and her brother, Auwalu Abdullahi, both…
High cost of fuel has sent our customers away —Watermelon seller
There were people who bought fruits from us…
‘Some Alfas refused to enter my keke because I am a woman’
Life took a downward turn for Theresa John…
‘My ex-husband divorced me without a cause but I will marry him again if he comes back for me’
People have various reasons why they go out…
Touts rob us of money, food items, Ibadan beggar laments
Abubakar Garba was the leader of beggars begging…
‘Touts seize alms given to us and we can’t fight them because we are helpless’
Isiya, also known as Maisanda, migrated from a…
Blind beggar says of her teenage daughter: Is it not better to marry her off so that we can rest?
Baraka Abdulaziz moved from Kano State to beg…
‘I cried when I came to Ibadan but life is very difficult in the north’
Harira Muhammadu left her husband, aged father and…
‘Only poor people give us alms, we’ve lost hope in the rich and the government’
Our leaders are not+ being fair to us,…
‘How I pieced my life together after fire razed my shops twice’
In 2002, Nonso Peter Ozoba and his family…
Man on crutches who controls traffic in Jos says ‘my dad abandoned me’
Everyone has something to contribute to the society,…
‘Day rock fell on my fellow rock crusher and killed her before my very eyes’
One of my unforgettable moments since I started…
‘Govt demolished my house in Abuja, I lost everything and became a beggar in Ibadan’
We have several reasons why we like Ibadan.…
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