Truly amzing story as shared by a Nigerian man, Ken Davidson pictured with the elderly Nigerian woman above. Read below:
On a sub zero freezing but bright and sunny late morning in Toronto, I gained an Adopted Mum. So there I was patiently awaiting my turn to go through immigrations with the Toronto Border force, and within earshot, I heard a rather fraught and somewhat distressing conversation between a stern border force immigration official...and a wheel chair bound grandma...near enough same age as my mum.
She obviously didn't speak much in terms of English, but I could tell from her pidgin English that she is Delta State, possibly Urhobo.
The immigration officer was asking her who she came to see and how long for...she couldn't understand a word. The immigration officer was at this stage getting rather impatient and started raising her voice at which point the poor lady started crying. So being the only Nigerian around, I stepped up and politely told the officials that I speak the same language as the lady. Quite quickly, the lady looked at me and said my son, and started rapping Urhobo splattered with pidgin English. Although I told her I wasn't Urhobo but I can converse in pidgin quite well. And that if we cannot make any headway, I'd call a few close friends that are Urhobo. To cut a long story short, the immigration officials were categorical that if they couldn't locate the relative that invited her, they'd have to send her back.
The poor lady broke into an Asthma crisis upon hearing "deport". Apparently her daughter who has been in Canada for a decade invited her and before Mama left Nigeria, she (daughter) gave her all her contact details. Already in a terribly distressed state, grandma had misplaced the details. Speaking pidgin to her, I asked if she has a cellphone...otherwise called "handset", that I can look at to get her daughter's contact details. She promptly produced her phone...And guess what? The phone turned out to be one of the very old style Nokias. As I was scrolling through the phone and trying to locate Charity, her daughter's number...as if we didn't have enough stuffs to deal with, the phone died on us! I opened it up so that I could swap the sim card into one of mine...only to discover it was indeed one of the old style full size SIMS which obviously couldn't fit into mine.
By this time, I had spent an additional hour and a quarter trying to assist...One thing was paramount in my mind, to do all that was humanly possible to avoid her being sent back to the hell hole she just escaped from. Lol. Still visibly distressed, I got my phone out and called a close friend who lives in Nigeria...who is also Urhobo and speaks the dialect perfectly. Na so the woman eyes lit up when she heard a familiar dialect down the line telling her to calm down that all Is going to be well. That that man with her is going to sort it all out. Lol. Whilst all these was going on, I started going through her hand luggage meticulously and methodically...and after about 45 minutes I hit the jackpot and a presto there it was all crumpled...was Charity, her daughter's contact details! Promptly dialled her number...and a rather apprehensive voice came through...It was Charity - mama's daughter.
She had apparently been waiting for three solid hours in the arrival hall worried sick. Without further ado, we promptly got our passports processed and made our way out...into the waiting arms of Charity, mama's daughter....whom she hadn't seen in 10 very long years. Tears were flowing all around...and mama insisted that I should come for her so that she could pray for me. Right there in the arrival hall, I knelt down next to her wheelchair and she prayed and prayed....without minding the hordes of Canadians walking past wondering what the heck Is going on in the middle of the arrival hall.
To cap it all up, I gave mama a parting gift and told the daughter who was apparently gobsmacked, dumbfounded and extremely emotional...that I have a mum of a similar age, who also quite often travels wheelchair bound and in all these I would want to think that should my mum par adventure find herself in a similar situation in future, a similarly kind hearted human being would step in and intercede.
Although it took at least 2.5 hours out of what is a hectic schedule for me, I couldn't possibly have walked away from Grandma. And of course mamas daughter insisted on taking a selfie of me with mama before I dashed off...By a stroke of coincidence, the friend who i called to calm mama....has a sister called...yup, you guessed it, Charity...What an eventful morning!
this is really touching!
ReplyDeleteWow. What an eventful day indeed. God bless you Sir
ReplyDeleteChai... May God bless u for this
ReplyDeleteAmazing God, always doing wonders
ReplyDeleteWow!!! Nice nice...
ReplyDeleteWoooooow! Angels still do exist. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteEiya, that's really nice of him....
ReplyDelete#iT wiLL oNLy gEt beTTer
#It MuSt eNd In PrAisE
So sweet of him.
ReplyDeletePoint of correction: Nigeria is no he'll hole
ReplyDeletePoint of correction: Nigeria is no hell hole
ReplyDeleteIt's a hell hole my brother .... Person come for Xmas dem don rub am next day, after being away for years Msheww ... In fact dungeon hole ..
DeleteAww, I can relate... Grandmas are the same everywhere! God bless you Ken, you're truly a kind Nigerian. I love Grandmas!!! LOL xxx
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Mama nor want deportation
Awwwwww... Good ppl still exist
ReplyDeleteHow I which our world will be like this, forgetting our own worries and lending a helping hand.God bless you sir
ReplyDeleteMama tie wrapper on top her Jean o! Lol no time. The world still has kind people in it, people that will help 100% selflessly and then some.
ReplyDelete'One thing was paramount in my mind, to do all that was humanly possible to avoid her being sent back to the hell hole she just escaped from. Lol.'
ReplyDelete...and I stopped reading this epistle. Like seriously? You can call your country a Hell Hole, but can't check the Immigration Officer that couldn't be bothered to show an ounce of respect to an Elderly woman.
Amazing ko, story ni.
Truly amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow. Thats nice. Kudos
ReplyDeleteThe world revolves
ReplyDeleteLovely and kind.There is GOD.
ReplyDeleteWow i love his command of english, plus his kindheartedness. God bless u for this.
ReplyDeleteShygal.
And these are the things that matter the most and not the material world we live in.God,respect and love.
ReplyDeleteAlways good to be good and always help in any way you can in life never say it's not my business. thanks bro for showing that all in all we still have good Nigerian.
ReplyDeleteAwwww! This is humanity, this is the kind of life we're called to live. May God bless you so much brother.
ReplyDelete~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Awwww,God bless ur kind heart and bless mama too
ReplyDeleteAwww, guy I tap from dat ur prayer o
ReplyDeleteEayaa such a humble good man, God will surely bless u for dat! See mama ooo, she's doesn't wanna b send bck to 9ja...who no like beta tin.. Lol
ReplyDeleteNAH BRA! My country aint a hell hole tho! -____________________-
ReplyDeleteTouching and so kind of him.
ReplyDeleteAwwwnn..... so touching. God bless u oo
ReplyDeleteHmm... Nice
ReplyDeleteWowwwwwwwwwww,Am touched
ReplyDeleteAm in tears!!!! God bless you and reward you richly...ur generation will know no pain!!!! Help will come speedily at all times...for this singular act,even ur tenth generation will be heard of..
ReplyDeleteMay the good Lord bless you for your kind gesture.
ReplyDeleteAwww that is so nice
ReplyDeleteStory bin trending since sat!...it really pays to b good..we should learn from this.
ReplyDeleteNice of him! Nigerians pls let's cultivate the habit of helping ourselves, only Love can save this world from self destruction.
ReplyDeleteGod bless u as u help mama!
ReplyDeleteawwwwwww, quite touching, it really pays to be kind to people we meet everyday
ReplyDeleteWoooooow! Sweet story
ReplyDeleteIs always good to be good
ReplyDeleteNice one man. For a moment I thought it was going to end by the guy dating the daughter lol..but it ended well.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you son...!!!!We are proud of you
ReplyDeleteGod Bless you Mr.
ReplyDeleteThis brought tears to my eyes. There are still good people around and AMEN to mama's prayer for you. May you never be stranded in life.
ReplyDeleteWhat a kind hearted fellow, God will bless you and your generations to come abundantly
ReplyDeleteGod bless his heart.
ReplyDeleteMAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS U. NEVER STOP DOING GOOD.
ReplyDeleteThis brought tears to my eyes,in all the chaos around us reading something like this gives us hope. That we still have hope out there the goodness in man is still hidden somewhere in our heart, God bless the man his life and generation will never lack help whenever they are in need or in a distress. Lesson to learn be good at all times you never know,peace.
ReplyDeleteLovely story. 😁😂😂😂Shows that there are still kind hearted Nigerians every where. He will surely be repaid in ways he never expected
ReplyDeleteWo!
ReplyDeleteDis story is really interesting and linda thanks for bringing dis for us.
Comment frm ROYAL PRIESTHOOD (royalpriesthood007@gmail.com)
See your mouth like hell hole... no be your fault. ANyways Kudos !!
ReplyDeleteAwwww so nice of him..what a small world we live in!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm impress,He tried....God bless him wella
ReplyDeleteSo nice of him. How many people will do this. Ojosubomi2@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWow awesome
ReplyDeletenice one.bro...God bless you..........
ReplyDeleteSo nice of him. How many people will actually do that. 🙏🏽🙏🏽. Ojosubomi2@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteoh!!!!!!!!!! My goodness i practically had tears rolling down my cheeks. thanks a lot to the good Samaritan!that could have been my grandma or anyone's.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you, man.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beautiful beautiful....we should all learn from this and i thank God for such persons like this...God bless you
ReplyDeleteHell hole she escaped from? Na WA o. Is ot not the Same NigeriA we all grew up? Anyway, well done for your good deed
ReplyDeleteWaoh!.. May God bless this man, and what a great coincidence.
ReplyDeleteCan't imagine the stress this man passed through to solve the issue. These immigration officials don't care, they show no human sympathy..I join my prayers with mamas' own, Jehovah God go bless you well well, e go better for you,e go better for your family IJN. Amen.
ReplyDelete@Linda Ikeji,these are the inspiring stories we like not those egg plant, this and that.
Eyah....this is really touching.It cost less to really be nice to people.I also pray for you bro,God's blessings.
ReplyDeleteI love what I just read.
ReplyDeleteGod bless your kind soul!
ReplyDeleteI've done similar on a US bound flight!
Good work Ken
ReplyDeleteYou are great kind hearted man...God Bless You Plenty!
ReplyDeleteSo nice of you...you are blessed
ReplyDeletewow very emotional story tears are literally rolling down my
ReplyDeleteTear...tears...tears...flowing freely. God bless you man
ReplyDeleteWao! Is good to help
ReplyDeleteGod bless you.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you should sir, the cost of kindness is 0Naira.
ReplyDeletenice story. it pays to be good. whatever we do on earth is a seed sown that must be reaped one way or the other. keep doing good and good shall continue to follow u.
ReplyDeleteWow,amazing story.God bless you Sir.
ReplyDeleteThat is so kind of you. it shows you are a responsible man, a responsible son and responsible citizen. but please don't you ever refer to Nigeria as a' hell hole " if it is a hell hole for you not for those in it and are determine to make it work no matter what. every country have their own peculiar issues. Name them U.S.A, FRANCE, UK... IF NOT NOW, MAY BE LATER BUT THEY WILL ALL EXPERIENCE THE SAME GLOBAL PROBLEM NIGERIA IS FACING AT THE MOMENT. IF YOU TALK IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE ON OUR WAY. ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY, IN TERMS OF LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, WE WILL GET IT RIGHT SOME DAY. IN TERMS OF TERRORISM GO AND ASK KENYA, U.S.A AND FRANCE WHY THEY COULDN'T PREVENT THEIRS. PLEASE WATCH YOUR TONGUE
ReplyDeleteOh dats nice of you.God bless you brother.
ReplyDeleteInteresting......
ReplyDeleteAwwww this man must be an angel God sent to help this woman.
ReplyDeleteAwwwwwww....how nice of him
ReplyDeleteAaaawww, really a touching piece. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank God for kind hearted Nigerians like you. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteAmazing story!!!
ReplyDeleteLol@hell hole
ReplyDeleteSomehow true shaa
Awww, God bless you sir
ReplyDeleteBeautiful story!
ReplyDeleteAwww, good hearted human.
ReplyDelete~D great anonymous!
Awww. This left me all teary. There are some good hearted people in the world though. That thought is very encouraging...
ReplyDeleteTouching
ReplyDeleteDidn't u take no photo with charity
ReplyDeletewow, wow ,wow...quite touching and very kind of the young man. God will bless u both now and in your old age.
ReplyDeleteEhyahh! Awwwwwww!
ReplyDeleteThat's so beautiful
ReplyDeleteI'm touched
ReplyDeleteGod bless him, nice story
ReplyDeleteGod. I cried reading this. God will bless your old age Mr.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you big
ReplyDeleteNimelda said so..........
wow.............. there are still kind nigerians out there
ReplyDeleteThat was a good heart. Even considering your time. God will bless you. Please keep it up. Am sure even the Canadian immigration officer will be amazed, and apparently learnt a thing from all that happened. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteThat was a good heart. Even considering your time. God will bless you. Please keep it up. Am sure even the Canadian immigration officer will be amazed, and apparently learnt a thing from all that happened. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteAwwwww.so nice
ReplyDeleteAmazing world
ReplyDeleteAmazing world
ReplyDeleteGod bless you,its amazing to know kind people still exist
ReplyDeleteI'm in my office bawling my eyes out...
ReplyDeleteThere are good people in this world.
God bless you Ken.
God bless all kind hearted people.
ReplyDeleteWAOW THIS WRITE UP MADE MY DAY. IT IS GOOD TO BE GOOD O.
ReplyDeleteWAOW THIS WRITE UP MADE MY DAY. IT IS GOOD TO BE GOOD O.
ReplyDeleteWow, so thoughtful of him and patient enough. That's the thin-line missing in our attitude towards others. I enjoyed every bit of his narrative. Good man.
ReplyDeleteGud pple lik me re stil much in dis world,#smiles
ReplyDeleteGood Samaritan..... no, good Nigerian. Be your mummy's keeper.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Lord give me a helping heart. but i dont like the part where he called Nigeria a "hell hole".
ReplyDeletewhat you did, indeed was special. GOD will indeed reward you for putting a smile on that helpless woman.
ReplyDeletebless you heart.
ReplyDeleteAwwww.God bless him
ReplyDeleteSo inspiring and emotionally provoking, ...God is awesome, he will surely send you a helper when you need it most, Amen.
ReplyDeletehe just called nigeria a hell hole...
ReplyDeleteGod bless you, you are a good man with a big heart.
ReplyDeleteSo touching
ReplyDeleteall was well with your epistle until you called your own country a hell hole. gerrarahere mehn.
ReplyDeletethe epistle made sense until he called Nigeria a hell hole
ReplyDeleteWOW SO NICE OF YOU @OSIBODU B/4 K.
ReplyDeleteAmazing indeed. God bless you Sir.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless You Sir In Christ Jesus! Amen! http://www.bummyla.com
ReplyDeletewow,soo amazing.God bless that man.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you real good Ken. May your helpers never be far away from you. You did great.
ReplyDeleteAaaw, God bless you for your effort. May you always know joy and peace and may you never lack help.
ReplyDeleteRili touching & hilarious
ReplyDeleteRili touching & hilarious
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