Nigerian Girl Whose Leg Was Amputated After Snakebite in Her School Gets Support

Nigerian Girl Whose Leg Was Amputated After Snakebite in Her School Gets Support

  • A group called Afo Youth Mobility (AYM) came to the aid of a young Nigerian girl from Keffi who had lost her leg to a snakebite
  • The girl had to undergo a leg amputation after a snake bit her at her school, and the group decided to enrol her in a different school for her safety and well-being
  • The Chairman of AYM urged the new school to protect the girl from stigma, bullying, and any unfortunate incidents

A compassionate group of young people, known as Afo Youth Mobility (AYM), extended their support to a young Nigerian girl from Keffi who had suffered a tragic loss of her leg due to a snakebite.

The girl had to face a painful leg amputation after a venomous snake attacked her at her school premises, putting her life and education at risk.

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Girl gets unexpected support from group. Photo Credit: Facebook/@nasarawamirror
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The group, which aims to empower and uplift the youth in the region, decided to enrol her in a different school that could offer her better facilities and security for her physical and emotional needs.

The Chairman of AYM, Barrister Dauda Kana, who personally visited the girl and her family, urged the new school authorities to protect the girl from any form of stigma, bullying, and harassment that might affect her academic performance and mental health.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

Bulus Promise reacted:

“Same thing happen in sabon gari secondary school last week a snake bite the lady do to punishment a teacher ask her to Cut grasses.”

Isa Adam Musa said:

“May God bless her.”

Daniel Akure Velumun:

“Nice one.”

Sadiq Usman Kana:

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“That's good congratulations to the AYM.”

Oboshi Sunday:

“Kudos my Bar.”

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Lady gets N500k & sponsorship, breaks down in tears, kneels to thank man

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young Nigerian lady was super grateful when a man approached her and presented her with a box of naira notes.

In a previous video, the man acted as if he was poor, asking for transport money. Despite the lady's medical condition, she gave him N500.

She was surprised when the man added more money to her N500. She spoke about spending much every three weeks to treat her diabetes.

Woman in tears as lady gifts her provision store filled with goods

In another related story, Legit.ng reported that a kind lady identified as JoJo of Lele has received accolades for her kind gesture to a stranger.

An emotional video showed the moment she led a woman to a shop filled with goods and asked her to take over the shop.

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The woman looked so shocked after hearing that the shop belonged to her. She jumped up and screamed with so much happiness as someone filmed her.

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.