Last month, Ibere Ugochukwu went viral for his very act of kindness that was witnessed by a resident of Lagos and shared online. Despite being a hustler on the streets of Lagos, Ibere decided to render help to some prisoners.

The prisoners were being transported in a Nigeria Prison Force van heading to Ikoyi Prison but were stuck in traffic. As usual, the prisoners stretched out their hands through the tiny holes by the sides of the van and the Gala seller's next action surprised everyone.

He took the Gala he was selling and began distributing to the prisoners for free. When the van began moving, he dropped his basket by the side of the road, grabbed a handful of Gala and ran after them to make sure everyone gets a share.

Recently, the Humans of New York, an online platform known for sharing inspiring posts, caught up with him and he shared his own story. He revealed that he was once a prisoner who was sent to prison by a wicked boss.

Read his touching story below

''A few years ago I worked as an apprentice in a cosmetics shop. I was supposed to receive a payment at the end of my term. But I was warned by the other employees that the owner would find a reason not to pay me. He’d always invent reasons to fire his boys right before their payment. So I made the decision to quit.

But when I told him, he dragged me to the police. He told them lies about me. He told them I’d stolen so much money. And they tortured me. They tied my hands and legs and they hung me from the ceiling. They beat me. I went deaf from all the slaps.

For ten days I was given no food. My fellow prisoners would share little bits of their meals when they were finished. But some days I saw nothing. Honestly I was about to die. And I started to pray to God. And on the tenth day, the guards decided that it would cause too much trouble to let me die. They told my employer:

After what we did to him, he must be innocent. Because he’d have confessed if he was guilty.
They released me into the world like a madman. And I’ve carried the memory ever since. I promised myself that if I ever found someone in a similar situation, I would help. So when I learned that prisoners pass down this road, I chose to hawk in this location. I waited until I finally saw the truck, and I pushed all my food through the bars. My fellow vendors couldn’t believe it.

They asked me who would pay me for the food. I told them: ‘I didn’t do it for any man. I did it because of what God did for me. Ibere hopes to enter the seminary one day. He’s selling food to save money for this goal, as well as to support his family back in the village. In the meantime he wants to open his own shop selling foodstuffs. Alongside the donations from inspired Nigerians who heard his story, $3000 was given to him from the HONY Patreon.”

More below:

https://zenithnaija.com/gala-seller-who-gave-all-his-goods-to-prisoners-in-lagos-shares-touching-story/

Touching story.

Jah is beginning to pick your calls small small.

So inspiring !

dat is wat true Tithing is all about. giving 4rm d little u hav to d real needy. hope he actualises his priesthood dreams

am sure over half the people in prisons in Nigeria are innocent

Touching

Wow

Interesting

3000 dollars was given to him to fulfill his heart desires... i loved that part. i pray he uses the money wisely.





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Ok
Igbo amaka

I am sure he did not check names when he was rendering help.

Just like NL NCS members will not check this thread cause its a good deed smh....

This guy is a modern day Hero.... Although that story about his former employer dey somehow.... ....

he did the exact opposite of what a poor person was supposed to do... 10 Peculiar Things That Rich And Poor People Use Entirely Differently

Ok

DECENCY3:
Touching story.
Jah is beginning to pick your calls small small.

my brother





can i hear u say igbo amaka

Ipod and Gala Hawking... just like Afonja women and dirty wrappers

ipod and gala

aboki and Okada riding/mey-shoe

Afonja and Agboroo.


Useless kwantry.

Goto prisons and see where humans are treated worse than animals, many innocent people are there wasting away cos of oppression.

Crazy world

May God guide and protect you, am proud of u brother

h,mmmmmmm

HMM...

The sky is your limit

Merimental:
dat is wat true Tithing is all about.
giving 4rm d little u hav to d real needy.
hope he actualises his priesthood dreams

Let them catch you

nollywood will copy this script...just wait and see

Really touching. Nigeria is cursed. Our police force are wicked.

Faith in humanity is restored even if just for a moment.

Nwanne Igbo Amaka

Quite sympathetic. May God see you through your endeavors