Tunde Onakoya shares transformation of young girl he took out of a slum and enrolled in school
He took to his Twitter page to share old photos and to recount how he had met the little girl on the street.
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He recounted being driven to assist her after hearing her account of being assaulted by a 40-year-old man.
“Today makes it exactly two years since I met Odunayo hawking fish on the streets of majidun Ikorodu with her little brother.
A lot has happened since then, but two weeks ago, she completed her first year of school and passed her examinations😊
A thread…
I shared their beautiful story here sometime last year 😊 Oh how time flies…
I remember how I would always go to their house for the first few weeks to teach them chess and basic literacy. She had been a victim of sxxual abuse from a 40 year old pedophile in that community. It was on this day I swore to be a part of lives and keep them safe forever.
Odunayo had been through such a turbulent childhood that we had to put her through 3 months of therapy and counseling before she could trust/talk to anyone again. She’s now growing into a young confident Lady who loves to play chess and video games.
Odunayo and her brother lived with me for the first one year since I adopted both of them, but after sometime I realized she needed motherly care that I couldn’t give. My Mum took on that responsibility and she has lived with my parents in Ibadan ever since then.”
I shared their beautiful story here sometime last year 😊
Oh how time flies…https://t.co/EEuaA8zjpW— Tunde Onakoya (@Tunde_OD) August 19, 2022