Man Adopts Kid off Street, Shares Transformation Photo 1yr After, Puts Him in School

Man Adopts Kid off Street, Shares Transformation Photo 1yr After, Puts Him in School

  • Kind-hearted man, Tunde Onakoya, has changed the life of a young boy for good and people praised him for it
  • Almost a year after he adopted the child, he enrolled him in school, giving him a better opportunity to succeed in life
  • Many peeps who reacted to his act of love prayed for Tunde; wishing him the very best in all he does

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A young Nigerian man, Tunde Onakoya, and the convener of Chess in the Slum initiative has come online to narrate how he helped a young boy off the street.

Tunde said he met the boy when he was picking scrap from the floor in a slum in Ikorodu. The child has been living with him ever since.

The boy is now in school.
Many people showered praise on the young man for his act. Photo source: @Tunde_OD
Source: Twitter

Tunde changed his life

On Monday, January 10, the man shared a recent photo alongside his throwback snap to show that the boy has been enrolled in school.

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His transformation photo has the boy wearing a shiny haircut with a big smile and a schoolbag.

Tunde also shared photos of the boy's former home. On the first day of the boy's school, the kind man sent a note to his teacher, describing how special the boy is.

Briefly News compiled some of the reactions to his post below:

@BumbaaBumbaa said:

"It's the eyes. There is a light there now. God bless you."

@___esther said:

"May you always be safe, God's protection always."

@danielpaakwesi said:

"@Tunde_OD, an angel got missing in Heaven only to be found in Nigeria. God bless you bro."

@MobbinNoThree6K said:

"The change in his face n happiness kn his eyes man, God bless you."

@HenryKnight_ said:

"God bless you man."

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In more news about Tunde Onakoya Briefly News wrote about a young boy who was celebrated on a global stage at the DARE conference in Abuja and Briefly News presents five adorable photos of Ferdinand.

Recall that Ferdinand beat his peers in the game of chess after the kind-hearted Onakoya trained them and organised a competition for the youngsters in the slum of Makoko area of Lagos.

Ferdinand gets on a plane In an adorable photo that was shared on LinkedIn by Chukwuma Eze, the chess champion could be seen travelling by plane.

Ferdinand poses for the camera Ferdinand disembarked from the plane and posed for a photo. He held a bottle water and smiled for the camera

Source: Briefly News

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