The traffic hawker, whose video of him handing out food to inmates inside a correctional service truck went viral online, has explained why he did it.
His video, in which he was seen handing money to prisoners being transported in a truck along Lagos’ Ajah axis, went popular on social media for heartfelt reasons.
His unusual act of compassion gained popularity on social media, leading to an interview with a journalist who questioned him about his motivation.
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The traffic hawker claims that, unlike the prisoners, he enjoys freedom, which was his primary motivation for giving to them.
“I gave the prisoners money out of pity, Though I am very poor and sell pure water, I still have my Freedom, I can eat whatever I want to eat and go anywhere I want to go, but the prisoners do not have that freedom,” he said.
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