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Tuesday 14 October 2014

Child labour: 6 year old boy photographed hawking drinks

Here are photos of a little boy, not more than 6 years old, spotted hawking drinks as early as 10 this morning in Lagos. I know some people need to make ends meet to survive but sending a child this young to the street is wrong on every level. This is so heartbreaking to see!

Do you think there should be some kind of punishment for parents/guardians who send an innocent child out on the streets instead of school? I think we should all get involved. Send a child to #schoolnotstreet! See more photos after the cut...



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Anonymous said...

Child labor, I hate Africa and all black people

Unknown said...

what a life
julietonyeike71@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Prolly he was asked to look after it, I dont think he his the one hawking #whatifeel

cupid cupid said...

See my country

Anonymous said...

Linda! He sat wit d drink nd not hawking it,he could probably be wit a older person

Bishop Dammy said...

Oh this is terrible! So terrible. ..whenever you have the opportunity to do good please do even in situations like this..you can help in cash and kind. It is well. Gal 6:10. BishopDammy#

Unknown said...

i'm all for the whole sending the children to skool and not street idea but this is caused by poverty if they had the money to send these children to school then it would be different

Anonymous said...

Linda, instead of giving out 25k on ur Blog every month, why not reach out to people like this with that money? Do u knw what 25k would do for the mother of this child? Or maybe u can even help pay his sch fees, #trainachildtoday its truly heartbreaking to see people like this...

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Nawao! What a sight.
I guess he was with someone bigger.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

Linda, do charity on him. At least pay his school fees and it wouldn't kill you.

Bonita Bislam said...

Punishment ke? Hmm Linda when u hear some poverty stories,you'll thank God you're a daughter of Mr Ikeji.The parent should be punished only if govt makes free education from pri to secondary.Child protective service should be established in this country.

Neks said...

#schoolnotstreet all the way!

Unknown said...

OMG some of these mothers need to be floged... This is sooo wrong..

Rib-rocker #Osborne's Makeup Artist said...

Its such a shame that such is a norm in this country
*smh*

Unknown said...

u know u can offer to sponsor him to school Linda!

Unknown said...

This is not new at all and yes i agree with you Linda. We must put an end to all of this, send a child#toschooolandnotstreet#

Unknown said...

Awww such is life

Anon said...

Ow much garri dis boy dey chop wey go mke dem send am hawk?? Pple sha, well d small boy don kukuma carry chair sidon. whoever sent him out 2mke money shld get ready to receive nothing.

Anonymous said...

Everyday you men & women hovering around good looking ladies & guys bothering them to get married ("what are you waiting for?"). I'll always maintain that life's in phases and we should be careful with every decision(s) we take...getting married, getting pregnant and bringing a child into the world when you have virtually nothing to offer that child. Government should jail anyone who will send his/her child less than 18yrs old to hawk stuffs. Our attitude ehhhhh....

Anonymous said...

he cannot possibly carry that load,maybe he just sat next to it.please verify

Anonymous said...

Talk is cheap. The whole family is probably involved in hawking of some sort to meet up.

Unknown said...

that's just what I see everyday. The government should take those kids away from them and send the parents to jail. I will be more than glad to see the government take care of such kids with my hard earned tax payers money. For as long as these thrill seeking parents go to jail for been wicked! Even God can never be happy with them. They have kids indiscriminately under the guise that children are gifts from God nonsense!. What business does an okada rider for example have in bearing 4 kids? or a civil servant that barely makes a living? Our parents have to share the blame as well. For forcing their young married kids to have babies in the name of having grand children... As if the punishment they meted out to us was not enough. The churches as well share the blame for not encouraging use of contraceptives during copulation and impoverishing people in the name of salvation while the pastors fly around PJs and drive in limousines. Until we all get our heads in order, it will continue to be a vicious circle. And the greedy politicians will not do anything to stop it because poverty and illiteracy are strong catalyst doing election. When 60 million adult Nigerians are illiterates, why wont we have such people as leaders? The best is for us to outsource of governance in Nigeria if that is possible. Rubbish!

Anonymous said...

Hi Linda, in my opinion photographs and campaigns with # don't really do much. To send the message across is to contribute towards the future of that child you just saw. Wont be much to fund his education. Reach one reach all. In my opinion, better than the LIB giveaway sef. i admit i have a log in my eye oh so not removing the splint in yours. God willing, i hope to reach out to people like this in the very near future.

LEX said...

life is unfair

Anonymous said...

When you say it is wrong on every level, you completely miss the nuance of the situation. The core question is to ask what the foundation of the situation is which will lead us to the heart of poverty and inequality. Yes, arguably there are parents just as poor or even poorer who have not taken this option but then, we can never fully understand the intricacies of people's lives and struggles when we judge based on our point of view and ideas of morality.

Beyond right and wrong I think the question here is not about punishment but how we can begin to engage with the nuances of the situation and parents in this context and see ways of negotiating a way out. Options abound but engagement and understanding is key.

Anonymous said...

You guys will never understand. The problem is more deep-rooted than you think. Which parent will throw her child unto the streets rather than school if s(he) can afford it?
If you decide to jail the parent(s), maybe you will adopt the children!
Some may argue that why did the parents bore the children when they can't afford it; well procreation is a natural phenomenon. Chikena.

Anonymous said...

You guys will never understand. The problem is more deep-rooted than you think. Which parent will throw her child unto the streets rather than school if s(he) can afford it?
If you decide to jail the parent(s), maybe you will adopt the children!
Some may argue that why did the parents bore the children when they can't afford it; well procreation is a natural phenomenon. Chikena.

phykel said...

why give birth when you cannt give such a child basic means of life. So sad! What an innocent boy

Lady G said...

How about you try attacking the government. I'm more than sure if free quality education was provided, they would choose that route without a thought. But no, in Nigeria unfortunately this is the only way they are able to feed them self and their child. It's terribly heartbreaking.

Anonymous said...

At this age the parent should care for the child and not the other way round. its really heartbreaking seeing a child so young doing dis, pls the govt need to do something about it cos.

Unknown said...

Aunty Linda,

Come to warrri n see more of those kids, hawking at Warri/Sapele Road.

Anonymous said...

for sure they need to be punished. in the uk they fine parents for every day a child misses school without permission or a doctors note. we need to invest more in our children.---diiwoon

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Some parent wicked die i swear... Even down here, kids are going through this punishment......
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Mischievous said...

I don't think he is the one hawking the drinks, the mother probably left the items with him to do something else. Anyway, he should be in school not following her about.

Unknown said...

JONATHAN SHOULD DO SOMETHING AND CONSIDER GIVING FREE EDUCATION 2 THOSE KIDS. THIS IS BECOMING ALARMING. *****QUEENMAYA*****

Gentletee said...

Who is to blame? Save the future of our children looters!

Eclectic said...

It's a pity. This is one of those things u see and u ask which way Nigeria!

Anonymous said...

Lindaway this one tire meooo me am feeling for the boy slf ,he is too small. CHI.

Unknown said...

So Li next time u go abt buying cars worth millions think abt that little boy and kw u can help him in every way... wen u wnt the parents to be punished ask ursef weda or wat u hv done to help him??? and wat punishment do u tink is good for his parents... maybe u can help dem train the boy afterall u live in lagos too

Anonymous said...

this is not true,mabe d mother just left him wit d drink to buy one or two tins

Evo D'blunt said...

Hey Linda. If u wanna do somtin about d boy u could start a foundation or so to save d likes. Calling out his parents for punishment isn't a worthy course. U dnt knw half d struggle. D suffering for some pple is unimaginable. Use ur media to do a better tin for them not calling for punishment. Take a cue from Stella. She's touching lives!!!

Anonymous said...

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Unknown said...

Linda this can't be true

bbm 7439955a said...

Nawa. Can I take the child back to school. Linda mail me if u can. Ozalagbaemeka@yahoo.com. ENGR E

Anonymous said...

Nawah ooo.

Anonymous said...

haba Linda! that lil boy can't carry that load. maybe he accompanied his mum. he do not even have the smart look of an Hawker. ....he is obviously clueless of that stuff beside him...via..79BBA6DD

IFY NWAJESUS said...

Plz, linda do sometin plz.

Unknown said...

Seriously? Are u just seeing this? We have 3,4yr olds Hawking d street of lagos,some of dis kids hold ur shirt while walking and u hav no choice dan to gv dem money...its really sad,i dnt blame them,we shud jst tank God 4d luxury we enjoy and try as much as possible to help the NEEDY

Unknown said...

HIS PARENTS SHOULD BE PUNISHED biko!!! *100 strokes of koboko each** and the both of them should Hawk from lagos to kano.... poor boy!!

dr_dozie said...

This is so disheartening.

Bold Kid said...

Hw sad :( When I see sm of these things I jst shut up frm my complaints...#Blessed

Anonymous said...

i support ur ashtag linda....#school not street...dan boiz segun

Anonymous said...

i support ur ashtag linda....#school not street...dan boiz segun

lotanah changes said...

Under16 #Schoolnotstreet!!!

Unknown said...

Linda oooooooooo

Adline said...

This is not right no matter how poor the family is, this boy should be in school.

Unknown said...

This is very wrong
Innocent kid in such condition

BORN TO SHINE!!!

Anonymous said...

Ah this bad oooo. Why should someone be this heartless, cry whenever i see this wicked act. Pls government should do something about thisoooo.

Unknown said...

The poor boy looks hungry...and his mummy be sitting down at home expecting money....#SAYNOTOCHILDLABOUR

Anonymous said...

God will provide for us all! This child will definitely find help some day. But the parents are wrong send such an infant into street that is so hazardous. God help us all.

Unknown said...

na wa ooooo.....they should trace the boy to the owner and deal with the situation

Anonymous said...

Poor boy his even sleeping...i pity him yes the parent deserves punishment...what happens to the both parents are they cripple that they can not provide for this innocent child my God...

Unknown said...

This is certainly not acceptable... He didn't beg to be brought to this world... Send a child to #schoolnotstreets.... Definitely d government should pass more important bills against this act.., may God help us..

Anonymous said...

And so I wept....

Unknown said...

When this kid was hawking what was his mother/father doing? If they need to make ends meet, they should be the ones hawking to send this kid to school, so he can give them a better life.

@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...

Disheartening...

Unknown said...

the parent of the little boy need to call an and explain why. when his mate an in school.

Anonymous said...

Purlease Linda, why are you acting brand new on this when 10 year old girls are housegirls and wives and boys like him hawk on the regular. Stopping it is a good idea of course, but it's nothing to be surprised about.

Kimmy*****

Unknown said...

This definitely not acceptable... The child didn't beg to be brought to the world... Government should concentrate on passing more important bills against dis act... Send a child to #schoolsnotstreets... May God help us

Anonymous said...

i don't think the boy is the one hawking it, most likely his mother dropped the drinks to go sell a few bottles and asked him to watch over it. this boy is too small to be able to carry that much drinks. linda find out first.

kenn said...

Its condemnable and the parent or guardian should be send to jail & sentence for hard labour since they are lazy failures.

Anonymous said...

Argh ! This is so disheartenin'. .my heart goes out to the small child. .This is a grave offence; school is in session and instead of sendin' this little child to school, you send him to the streets exposin' him to all forms of danger and maltreatments. .why'd the kid work to make money for the family? Why does he have parents then? It's high time FG started arrestin' parents/guardians who have refused to send their wards to school. .Education is a basic human right of every child !

DOCTORALIEN !

SUPERVISOR said...

HEARTBREAKING! YET THE PRESIDENT WANTS US TO BELIEVE HE POVERTY IS ALMOST ERADICATED!

Unknown said...

Nah hand work of our government,no money,no job and everybody want live better life

Jesus Reigns said...

Public schools in lagos are free,there is no reason parents/guardians shouldn't send their wards to such schools if money is their excuse. This is heartbreaking.

Ayo Oluduro said...

was he actually selling or watching over the goods ? they 2 diff scenarios, howbeit, he should be in skool.

Anonymous said...

Lots of people have been layed-off jobs. So...the most imperative punishment, will be, making provisions for employment, that includes those hawkers and parents involved, and not seizing their means of survival, sharing it amongst yourselves, detaining them afterwards seek bail from these same hustlers, hence causing more pains to their lives.

Anonymous said...

Lots of people have been layed-off jobs. So...the most imperative punishment, will be, making provisions for employment, that includes those hawkers and parents involved, and not seizing their means of survival, sharing it amongst yourselves, detaining them afterwards seek bail from these same hustlers, hence causing more pains to their lives.

Anonymous said...

Lots of people have been layed-off jobs. So...the most imperative punishment, will be, making provisions for employment, that includes those hawkers and parents involved, and not seizing their means of survival, sharing it amongst yourselves, detaining them afterwards seek bail from these same hustlers, hence causing more pains to their lives.

Anonymous said...

I dnt think d little boy is d one hawking, it shld be d mother, maybe she went to sell to her customer
*Onyi*

portiaknife said...

This litte boy can't b with his parents, naa. God will see u thru boy.

Updatedvibes said...

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Anonymous said...

I hope and strongly wish my comment is posted, except you want to continue posting what viewers want to read, besides the painful truth.

Ozed said...

This is bad,if you can't take care of them,don't bring to the world to suffer.Remember,child labour is a crime against humanity.

Anonymous said...

While we can all sit behind our keypads and hurl all sorts of abuses to the parents of this boy, we also have to bear in mind that the poverty really does affect some people's mental health. Going forward, whoever is blessed enough help . The government also have to implement free education in the primary and secondary levels so parents have no excuses whatsoever.

Anonymous said...

Punishment ke? I agree that he's young but Linda you have to understand that for some people,there's just NO OTHER WAY! Sadly,that's the reality of over 80% of the Nigerian population.Not everyone is a successful multibillionaire blogger who wears luxury designer clothes every day of the week...There are people who endure terrible suffering in this Nigeria.

Unknown said...

That is what our stollen billions by our government as to result.. Punishment? to the parents or the government? Our budget is a Fraud!

Amaka.u.l said...

Is a pity,he z too young fr dt.

Amaka.u.l said...

He shld b in sch nt strt.

Mummy Prince said...

It is very wrong for any parents/guardian to send a child out to hawk instead of school. It is true that school nowadays is expensive, but the Lagos State Government has made it somehow easy by their free education programme in primary and secondary schools. If u cannot afford private, please send your child to government school in order not to endanger his/her future.
Before any punishment, i think that parents/guardians should be enlightened the more, after which if any child shld be found hawking again, that child will be seized by the government.

ellajohn said...

Linda there are lots them and I have seen many of them.
Faceoflib

Unknown said...

This is absolutely wrong irrespective of the reasons behind it.....how on earth can this child change his destiny if he is not given an opportunity to go to school?? Education is very important and it's the key to make it in life

pearl gold said...

Who ever did dis z wicked. His my younger brodas age mate my bro can nt even cari 5lts of water witout complaining. Dis is wickedness in its highest

KWEEN said...

Very heartbreaking indeed.

obietrezy said...

Our leaders of tomorrow...

kenaanbrian said...

Kenaan

Poor thing looks tired. Most have woken up by 4am and probably sleeps late too.

mary said...

this is so wrong in every way, no sane parents will have the heart to send out a little child on the street to hawk, it could be his foster parents, Linda please report this to Child Welfare Service, this child's life is exposed to a lot of dangers, he could be kidnapped,or hit by vehicles, and by the way this little child cannot even count money properly or give change, he should have been in primary 1 improving on his counting skills.

ary said...

Tomorrow when some of these evil men get a hold of the kid, they will cry to high heavens asking God why, forgetting that they put the kid in harm's way themselves.

3race said...

it happens anyway....just so sad about it..maybe the mother could be his step

Unknown said...

This is certainly not acceptable... He didn't beg to come to dis world... Government should concentrate more on passing more important bill against dis act...send a child to #schoolnotstreets ... May God help us..

Shelterlovely@gmail.com said...

I was sick to stomach when I saw this. Linda am in the north and I see this every day but not this young haba mana! Nigeria where will all this end?The parents must be arrested

Unknown said...

oh no poor boy, may god help us in this country. Amen.

Anonymous said...

I'm not in support of child labour but d way I see this I feel there s no way this lil boy could carry those drinks, there is a possibility of an older person around mayb he was just asked to sit with d drinks.

Debbie Chelsea said...

Ofcourse dere should b a great punnishment lindodo....dis is so bad

Anonymous said...

I dnt think the boy is the actual hawker of this.

Mr. True talk said...

A lot of parent have lost their parental responsibility. poverty has blinded their eyes , but why not do the hawking yourself rather than subjecting this children to all sort of abuse. in my own point of view maybe punishment by the law will open that blinded sight.

Anonymous said...

Tosintall

Anonymous said...

I'm not in support of child labour but d way I see this I feel there s no way this lil boy could carry those drinks, there is a possibility of an older person around mayb he was just asked to sit with d drinks.

Tosintall

Unknown said...

This is heart breaking Linda. I totally agree with you on this. This is one of the reasons i still think you don't need three cars not to talk of one worth as much as 24million. No doubt you worked for it but I feel you should give back to the society that made you who you are.The government can't do everything. Your monday giveaway is still nice but the people who really need the money can't afford a computer.

Anonymous said...

If Fashola does something drastic to stop this form of child labour it is the Igbo people that will start protesting! Pls fellow Igbo try and control ur birth rate...biko

Anonymous said...

i thnk the parent shld be arrested, what does dis boy no this small boy with big bowl this is so unfair

aalukis said...

u shud have taken d child to d police nd den contact necesary agency rather dan jst snapin nd postin

Anonymous said...

How sure re u,madam linda? Bcos its not possible 4 such age....

Chinor2gud@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

This is so sad and yes the parents should be punished for totally exposing him to lot of danger..

Anonymous said...

Poor thing, people need to stop giving birth to kids they cannot take care of.

Unknown said...

Maybe the child's parents can't offord to send their child to school...

Unknown said...

who send this one biko????kai Nija kids are in trouble

Favoured said...

oh dear!....ds is sad....d boy is damn too young for ds.....i bet d tin was heavy for him & so he decided to rest....poor thing

Anonymous said...

Nigeria my country! SMh all these things just dey spoil person mood.

Unknown said...

Naawa ooo!what is the mother looking at?if trailer knock him down she wil start crying out for help.its so so wrong.

Anonymous said...

Dis is unacceptable!

Anonymous said...

Linda, before parents can be punished for this, first government must provide free schools, how do u force a broke parent to pay school fees.
Secondly if schools were free parents would be happy because then they know their children are in safe hands while they work instead of sending them to the street with their peers.
i taya for my country

Anonymous said...

Its unfair but our government is not helping matters...#schoolnotstreet#

Debby said...

Our government and society has to protect the right of our young ones. if not, it will tell on this country in future.

michael switch said...

Fingers are not equal linda

Anonymous said...

Can he even carry dat bowl???? 😟 this is just mean!!!!#schoolnotstreet#

Unknown said...

Somethings are inexcusable.
This is one of them.
No level of poverty justifies this.

#schoolnotstreer!!!

Unknown said...

This is highly unacceptable no matter d level of poverty. D oda day I saw a very lil boy pushing a wheelbarrow filled with empty drink bottles at rumuokuta junc by 9:30pm! It is highly unacceptable! Govt n NGOs n we all shld look into it.

Anonymous said...

correct me if am wrong, but from the looks of this pix, that child cant carry that bucket with its content. it looks like his mother is the one hawking the goods and has gone somewhere to sell it. however the main issue should be why is a child of that age not in school. # if u ask me na who i go ask

Unknown said...

I can c d boy hawking,hes jst sitting close 2 d goods.

Unknown said...

While I do not support child labor, I think that punishment of parents who turn children into employees may be counter-productive.

I am probably wrong but it seems the roots of child labor within sub-Saharan Africa has roots as far back as pre-colonial times. My suggestion for a solution will be an intense focus on educating parents on the harms of such. It's such a multifaceted issue that meting out punishment seems to me a fire-brigade approach. We should think of house-helps: It's a norm in our society for children to work as house servants.

Create better opportunities for parents, enlighten them, and perhaps we will see less and less of such.

Yes, something should be done, but to begin with punishment ignores the reality of poverty and its destructive effects on families.

Still, what do I know?

Anonymous said...

Na today?

Unknown said...

I can c d boy hawking,hes jst sitting close 2 d goods.

Anonymous said...

Linda good to have brought this up. BUT LEAVE THE MESSENGER AND TAKE THE MESSAGE. YOU CAN SPONSOR THAT CHILD AND MANY MORE

Meenora said...

My goodness!He's tooooooooooooooooo young biko.

TAJ said...

the problem is with the country, such child should be picked up and their irresponsible parents adequately punished!!!! parents should plan for their kids b4 bringn dem into the world....don't av dem and make dem suffer like dis.

Anonymous said...

Am not justifying it but it might be that he was asked to stay with it.By the way why is the boy's face not censored?

Anonymous said...

Maybe when the government stops stealing and starts putting money into the educational system and a better system for helping out the poor then we can talk about removing child labor. I think it is quite ignorant to suggest that the parents should be punished. For all you know his parents are dead or sick or on the streets as well. You can't choose education over basic survival needs unfortunately.

Anonymous said...

Linda this is the calamity that we should be addressing. If we had #school not street 30 years ago, I can assure that Boko Haram would not have been in existence! However our legislators are concerned about how much money they can ascribe to themselves and one bill against homosexual people ....things like the welfare of our children should take priority and should be an ongoing debate.... It is excuses like 'I know that families are struggling and have to make ends meet' that lead to these unfortunate events! In the U.k they used to have 'Truancy police' arresting families or kids that are under 16 who are not in school , ie when I used to live there and I believe this has not changed. God help Nigeria!

adeyemi said...

I hawked as early as 6 or 7 but today I am a medical doctor. This is not to justify the act but believe me, naija is hard for many pple

Anonymous said...

I have to say that though I feel your sentiments on this, you do not know the family's situation and why they have him hawking. Why would you want to report his parents to get them into trouble instead of finding out what they are faced with as a family?? You built a house for your parents and have been supporting yourself probably much earlier than you had to did anyone arrest your parents for neglect? Please not that I am not condoning him hawking but the family probably needs help so that he can be in school and they can all survive. A lot of families are faced with tremendous difficulties and issues and need help not arrest or problems.

Anonymous said...

The Bible has told us all to "remember the poor" let us use out of what God has glasses us with to Bless others.
Paul speaking... Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. (‭Galatians‬ ‭2‬:‭10‬ ESV)

Subomi said...

What a world

Unknown said...

Oh child abuse..i hope the mother of this boy really know what she is doing..6 yrs old boy,baba God come help us out of poverty oo

Unknown said...

Am against that though!!! But The country is so bad, people are suffering!!!! Govt should do something to cutdown the level of povery level in this country, we get the money sure...!!!! and I and Govt knows that. Let all Nigerians' open a bank account where they will receive @least 10k on monthly bases, it won't shake the government. Government try pls try u can do IT GEJ I guess u can pass that bill huh

Anonymous said...

This ain't NEW to me cuz i witness too many growing up. But today i give thanks to ALMIGHTY that i'm a registered citizen of two countries where are...NIGERIA AND CANADA...#GoD'SvERYOwn!!!

Anonymous said...

dts sad

Anonymous said...

dts sad

Anonymous said...

You totally picked my brain on this one! I couldn't have said it better..

joy said...

i am short of words but i know there is God.

Anonymous said...

Linda,pls visit dustbin village,most children there don't school as there is no means for them.the campaign should be #sendachildtoschool if we all suport a child in our little way then all these kids wil be in school.kiks

Chidimma said...

@lindaikeji, how can we reach out to this particular kid? Or his family or guardian

Unknown said...

Its too bad for parent who do dis

Unknown said...

yu hv spoken well my brother/sister whichever yu are... Linda be sounding as if she doesn't knw of untold hardships some pple hv to go through in dis country.. Am not in support of dis either, i fink its wrong but 'arrest'? Dat cn't b d solution.. Tinz ar ok for yu but yu do not knw pple's plight, dey need to be supported not chastised..

lovelylady said...

my beloved linda and africas numner 1 blogger,i think u shld set up a fumd to help some under previleged children,or maybe an ngo,they can feature u on naija diamonds etc,u sef don enjoy na,house,fleet of choice cars,designer wears etc,pls love,set up something and help these kids,God will bless u

Anonymous said...

Find out what the parents situation is before condemning them. I saw this a lot growing up and I even know some people who did this when they were young because they had to. Life is extremely tough in that country and this is a way out for some other than armed robbery.

Anonymous said...

it is so sad that the young boy is hawking at this tender age, but ermm Lin LIn , i want to see a post of how u donated money to this boy's family. the government cant reach out to everybody but since you could write about it , u may as well do something about it .

Anonymous said...

Ehya

Anonymous said...

Gbamm...you are blessed for this state my fellow citizen...
You(linda) give away 1million naira to lib readers that can afford at least 10000naira phone..nw you want to champion the arrest of the parentsof this kid whom i strongly blive his parent cant mk 5000naira a month...OGUN kill anybody weywan arrest the boy parents....empower them,he will b in the classroom!!..@EKEMYXsaySo

Anonymous said...

You dey mind her? Acting as if she was born wearing Gucci and Prada,as if she's suddenly unaware of the situation over 80% of Nigerians exist in as their daily reality. Abject poverty.Madam Linda,face your work oh.Locate them and help them (if e go gree you) otherwise keep it moving.Reporting the parents or whomever is just self seeking in my opinion.Nsogbu Nigeria di egwu.

Unknown said...

Nice point, there is poverty in the land, but this kid is too young.
Linda never told u that she started hustling at this age.
What if this child gets hit by a car?
What if he falls into the hands of ritualists?
Can this child run away from harm in his own?
This is totally wrong and is nothing like Ms. Ikejis case.

Anonymous said...

YOU GUYS DONT KNOW THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE PARENTS ARE GOING THROUGH.
NO ONE SHOULD BLAME THE PARENTS BUT OUR GOVERNMENT.
ANY1 WHO HAS EXPERIENCED POVERTY WILL UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF PAINS THE CHILD AND PARENTS ARE GOING THROUGH.


Unknown said...

Exactly. How did he even manage to carry such a heavy load. Besides are parents not aware of these ritualists and kidnappers that re lying in wait on the streets of lagos. In fact his angels are at work sef.

Oma said...

My observation too,there is no pics that captured the boy carrying the drinks,guess his waiting for someone.

Anonymous said...

That little "man"does not look like one who can bear the weight of the contents on his head. I agree with others who say he's with someone older. Whoever snapped the picture is just been smart by half and intend to stir up controversy and comments in the direction of child labour... in any case, the picture further draws our attention to the sick existence of child abuse and labour in Nigeria.... Alehandre Bracamontes

Anonymous said...

Bt the blog is owned by a black person why are u on it?

Anonymous said...

For many, life is hard!

Unknown said...

Satan loves u... Mumu anonymous!

Anonymous said...

So why produce children u can't look after? Poverty is everywhere o! But my child is never gonna hawk because I am wise enough to be able to plan for em

Anonymous said...

How many will she help??? If their parents can't take responsibility and keep their zips firmly up, how e take concern linda?

Anonymous said...

Tell me one country where free education has ever worked. One. In fact there is none. The reason is simple: if I pay for your education, you should be able to pay for your child's education. Plus no govt can afford to foot the entire bill from crèche to masters. It's just not possible

Unknown said...

My thought exactly. ..

Anonymous said...

Try this! Reach out to that family and give them cash. 20m naira and watch how they squander it on things that don't involve education.

Anonymous said...

This is very bad I wish could help the poor child

Anonymous said...

Public schools in lag are free yet these parents chose to send him to hawk. Pls reconcile this. It's not about the kid, it's about the parents.

Anonymous said...

Is she his mother? Father? Pls don't heap someone else's responsibility on her. When she has her own children, she can stop buying expensive cars.

Anonymous said...

All these people that dont have control on themselves bcos they're idle and jobless
What do you expect they do?
Baby factory ofcourse and now you ask linda to train their kids? ......SMH

razzybaba said...

thats what we face in nigeria he is not the only one but he is the one you came accros

Anonymous said...

Tha!!!!! Keep quiet there
Linda has become a bad person bcos she posted it on her blog----abi?
As if you don't see dem on the streets hawking and you've adopted them

Onye oma Messiah!!!!

Anonymous said...

@Anonymous 1:37pm......u will never reap d blessings of d black race IJN (Amen).

Anonymous said...

you hate Africa and all black people yet your on an African and black person blog #thisteaissaltysha

Anonymous said...

This is why Stella will alwaz be a better blogger. She never sees smtin like this n not help. Unlike u Linda!

Anonymous said...

You English is awful man!!! Go to school again, half baked prat!

Unknown said...

Linda, when you give out 25k, you want something in return. You want to boost your blog. Please give to people like that boy and God will continue to bless, protect and prosper you.

Anonymous said...

Anon 5.19 very good question/ansa. Fools like this person do nt deserve audience @ alll

Anonymous said...

Linda, maybe you should adopt this boy from a distance and train him, since it touched your heart to make a post on him. You may not help everyone, but you can do something for this boy. This will be a seed that will open greater doors for you, esp in husband and children.

Anonymous said...

It's a pity we live in a world full of vanity, this should try and make us a bit humble

sensei said...

The fact that he is there, not in school is totally wrong.

Anonymous said...

Jst shut ur pie hole! Obviously u hate ursef cos I knw u are black if u aint black then u are in the bleaching zone... Oponu ode oshi... INDIGENOUS LIB

Anonymous said...

I don't think there should be any form of punishment. In my opinion because these people are not very educated they need to be enlightened on the differences between wrong and right.
Life in Nigeria is very tough abeg. And I am sure people are very aware of that.

Anonymous said...

I don't think there should be any form of punishment. In my opinion because these people are not very educated they need to be enlightened on the differences between wrong and right.
Life in Nigeria is very tough abeg. And I am sure people are very aware of that.

Unknown said...

U hate black pple, u no get common sense, u be fowl, look for foreign blog and attach urself to it.

Anonymous said...

Dear uncle TOM, look in the mirror with opened eyes, you are black!

Anonymous said...

Linda dis is so true u shld do dat God will continue to power u

Anonymous said...

Idiot!

Anonymous said...

he isnt hawking it

Anonymous said...

In appropriate systems, Govt is 100% responsible for every child's welfare. From monthly up keep allowance to free education. Our system has failed, Govt. Has failed and Nigeria needs interventions.

Anonymous said...

Same here too

Anonymous said...

Same here too

APPLE said...

You this wicked parents, don't have children you cant afford! Foolish people!

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