Good Samaritan Pays R 262,96 School Fees for Little Boy Who Got Kicked Out of School, Story Warms Many Hearts

Good Samaritan Pays R 262,96 School Fees for Little Boy Who Got Kicked Out of School, Story Warms Many Hearts

  • Smith Akom Takema, a Nigerian man, known for helping poor school children, has yet again paid fees for a little boy
  • Smith posted the touching story of the out-of-school boy who he saw in a Gboko restaurant where he went to eat
  • Briefly News reached out to Smith, and he confirmed that he is going to offset the R262,96 school fees owed by the boy

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A kind Nigerian man from Benue state, Smith Akom Takema, has agreed to pay the school fees of a little boy who is out of school.

Smith, who is known for helping little kids, posted the boy's story on Facebook, saying he saw him at a restaurant in Gboko.

Photos of Smith Akom Takema, a Nigerian man from Benue.
Smith said he has raised the boy's school fees. Photo credit: Smith Akom Takema.
Source: UGC

Smith narrated that he went to the restaurant to eat when he saw the boy who was requesting a donation for the Sunday school development of a church.

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Out of curiosity, Smith asked the boy why he was not in school at that time of the day, which was noon, the boy said he was chased out of school for not paying his fees.

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Smith said in the post:

"I have raised the fees and I am going there first thing to pay the fees so he can resume his studies.
"Parents should be mindful and not let their children go around to beg money in a professional way like this, the church should rather identify kids with financial difficulties to sponsor."

The lucky boy is in primary 5

The boy who schools at Prison Primary School Gboko is in primary 5. Smith, the convener of Fresh Fish Festival, promised to offset the R262,96 fees to enable the boy to resume his studies.

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Briefly News spoke to Smith, who said he was already on his way to the boy's school to pay the fees as promised.

Phakathi blesses 2 little girls begging for money to get back home on busy street in emotional video

In similar stories, Briefly News reported that an emotional video of BI Phakathi stumbling upon two little coloured girls begging for money on the streets has tugged at the heartstrings of many South Africans.

The kind man couldn’t help but notice the two children approaching cars on a busy road to ask for money so they could make up some taxi fare to get back home to their sick mom.

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