Human on the Street

‘Touts seize alms given to us and we can’t fight them because we are helpless’

Isiya, also known as Maisanda, migrated from a neighbouring Niger Republic hoping to find greener pastures here in Nigeria leaving…

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‘Nigerians don’t see us as human beings’

The only thing we are good for in any government is cleaning while other Nigerians don’t see us as human…

2 years ago

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 in Ibadan, Oyo State seven years ago because she gets higher denominations…

2 years ago

‘I cried when I came to Ibadan but life is very difficult in the north’

Harira Muhammadu left her husband, aged father and children behind in Kano to face a “life of uncertainty” on the…

2 years ago

‘Only poor people give us alms, we’ve lost hope in the rich and the government’

Our leaders are not+ being fair to us, they do not see us as something in this country. They killed…

2 years ago

‘How I pieced my life together after fire razed my shops twice’

In 2002, Nonso Peter Ozoba and his family were in faraway Anambra State to bury his elder brother who was…

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Man on crutches who controls traffic in Jos says ‘my dad abandoned me’

Everyone has something to contribute to the society, regardless of status. Such is the mindset of Clinton Ishaku, a physically…

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‘I have been a beggar since Sardauna, Balewa era’

We are barely living because life is not sweet again. When you wake up hale and hearty and you thank…

2 years ago

‘Day rock fell on my fellow rock crusher and killed her before my very eyes’

One of my unforgettable moments since I started crushing stones was what happened to one of us here. It was…

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‘Govt demolished my house in Abuja, I lost everything and became a beggar in Ibadan’

We have several reasons why we like Ibadan. First, we feel protected in Ibadan, it is peaceful and the people…

2 years ago

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