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"When the World Walks Away"
<p>Being abandoned in Nigeria is not always the loud kind where doors slam and voices shout. Sometimes, it’s quiet, almost invisible, like the soft sound of a child’s footsteps fading into a world that isn’t waiting for her.</p><p>Take the story of Amaka. She was only nine when her parents died in a road accident on the BeninOre expressway. In that single moment, she went from being someone’s daughter to being “the orphan.” There were no wealthy relatives waiting to take her in, only distant family who passed her around like an unwanted gift. Some nights she slept on cold cement floors, other nights on a thin mat in overcrowded rooms. She learned early that in Nigeria, even pity has an expiry date.</p><p>With no one to guide her, Amaka had to navigate life’s unforgiving terrain alone. She hawked sachet water in traffic, dodging okadas and insults, learning that the world doesn’t slow down for your pain. School became a luxury she couldn’t afford, yet she taught herself to read from torn newspapers and discarded textbooks. She grew up watching politicians promise “free education” on TV while she was calculating how many bags of pure water she needed to sell before dusk to buy her next meal.</p><p>Abandonment in Nigeria is like being thrown into a raging river without a life jacket. You either learn to swim or the current swallows you. Amaka swam not because she wanted to, but because sinking wasn’t an option. She became streetwise, learned to bargain, learned to smile when her heart was breaking, and learned that sometimes, the people who should protect you are the first to disappear.</p><p>Her story is not unique. It’s the story of thousands of abandoned children in Nigeria children raising themselves in a country that treats their struggles like background noise. And yet, somehow, they keep going. Because here, even the abandoned know that stopping is the same as dying.</p><p>In the end, abandonment in Nigeria doesn’t just break you it shapes you. It teaches you that no one is coming to save you, and that sometimes, the only arms that will carry you through life are your own.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
"When the World Walks Away"
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