62-Year-Old Man Who Has Never Gone to School in His Life Says He Wants to Know His ABCs Before Dying

62-Year-Old Man Who Has Never Gone to School in His Life Says He Wants to Know His ABCs Before Dying

  • A man has revealed the burning desire and challenge he has set out to achieve before kicking the bucket
  • 62-year-old Mallam Sani Muazu said he doesn't know how to say the alphabets, having never seen the four walls of any educational establishment
  • While lamenting how being an illiterate has denied him many things, Sani expressed his readiness to jump on any free adult education opportunity

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A man, Mallam Sani Muazu, has cried out that he wants to be educated before going to the great beyond.

According to BBC News Pidgin, the 62-year-old has never been to school or acquired education in any form and as such, cannot even say the alphabet correctly.

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A man at the age of 62 never attended school in his life and now says he wants to learn the alphabet before he dies. Image: @bbcnewspidgin, blog.unicef
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Captured with a book and pen, Sani expressed sadness that being uneducated has robbed him of so many opportunities. Sani added that despite owning a mobile phone, he cannot use it properly because of not being educated at all.

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The sexagenarian said he has seen the benefits of being educated in the lives of his childhood friends who went to school. Sani expressed willingness to embrace any available adult education opportunity that would come his way.

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“Best teacher”: Video of school kids singing in class with teacher wows Mzansi

A video of school children singing in class is going viral and has wowed Mzansi social media users. In the clip, one could hear the teacher’s voice giving a mathematics lesson and many are impressed with the way the lesson is delivered.

Posted by @KulaniCool on Twitter, the clip has attracted the online community and some wish to turn back the hands of time and head back to school.

Some users have also praised the teacher's creativity but some jokingly believe the voice is that of Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema.

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The post reads:

“This is fire.”

@KaraboMpembe said:

“I thought it was Julius Malema singing in the background.”

@MohaleMolata said:

“This was my maths teacher in high school, best in South Africa I tell you.”

Source: Briefly News

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